Last year, according to sources on the internet, an alien race known as the Yahyel was meant to descend on our planet. They apparently look similar to humans and enjoy a pretty constructive relationship with technology.

The Yahyel didn't come. But we did get yahyel (written in lowercase), a five-piece electronic music project out of Tokyo whose debut album, "Flesh and Blood," was released last week via Beatink.

While obviously not alien, many listeners weren't easily able to discern where the group came from, according to lead singer Shun Ikegai. After one of yahyel's first performances, he says people voiced surprise that they were Japanese.