Mich Live: Message From Heart (1986)
When we last left now Dr. Mitsuru Sawamura, it was 1989 and he had released a wonderful unclassifiable bit of Japanese New…
April 12, 2019
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Year: 2019
85 records
Brian Slawson: Distant Drums (1988)
It’s not often you encounter the work of a percussionist who is as wildly as inventive as one can be, yet can…
April 9, 2019
Everything Play: Everything Play (1992)
As winter gives way to springtime, I thought it would be nice to revisit our Japanese post-New Age friends at Everything Play.…
April 5, 2019
Naná Vasconcelos & The Bushdancers: Rain Dance (1989)
Far be it from me to write anything definitive on the work/life of the late, great Brazilian percussionist Naná Vasconcelos, but let…
April 2, 2019
Takio Ito & Takio Band: TAKIO-ソーラン節 (1988)
One hasn’t lived until they’ve experienced the force of nature that is Takio Ito’s voice. If you’ve encountered the soul stirring vocal…
March 29, 2019
Vízöntő: Villanypásztor (1987)
Népzene, or Hungarian folk music, has always been a quietly influential, if not leftfield, version of music. A mix of Old Central…
March 26, 2019
Mix 23. Stronger Than Pride
I always found it odd that a musical style tailor made for our generation is both a) little-known (outside of Anglophile circles)…
March 22, 2019
KEDGE: Complete Samples (1988)
And now for some early magic from notable J-Pop producer and songwriter Keiichi Tomita aka Tomita Lab. Complete Samples by KEDGE, for…
March 15, 2019
Uman: Chaleur Humaine (1992)
Uman, pronounced (YOO-mahn), was a unique group. Vacillating from many visions — world music, ambient, jazz, and many uncategorizable things — this…
March 12, 2019
Hideki Mitsumori (光森英毅): 彩 Colours (1990)
I’m at a loss what to classify the late, great Hideki Mitsumori’s 彩 Colours as. It’s obviously heavily indebted to world music…
March 8, 2019
Do’ah: World Dance (1988)
A call to worship, that’s what do’a, the original Arabic-Persian name for New Age group Do’ah means. World Dance by Do’ah slots…
March 5, 2019
Mieko Shimizu ( 清水三恵子): 桃天夢-Totem- (1988)
Totem proves there’s more than one genius behind the Shimizu family tree. Rightfully, it gives you a peek into the deeply brilliant…
March 1, 2019