Jackee has been sent me the entire Postal Service album, Give Up, which is a great blend of soothing electronica with even more demulcent vocals. An interesting fact about this group is that their name comes from the process used in the creation of the album, consisting of mailing musical parts from one member to the other in order to complete a song.

She also sent me some J-Pop music videos of Mini Moni and The Pillows. J-Pop has never really been my thing, but I can’t seem to stop watching these hyperactive clips of girls running around pretending to be Power Rangers, or the wacky antics of male frontmen. There’s something mesmerizing about these culturally rich videos, almost as if a subliminal message has been implanted, telling me that I love the flashy colours and rubbery facial expressions. When a clip is done, I don’t know whether I should watch again or have an epileptic seizure.