Missa Fukuma (福間未紗): フェスタ マニフェスト (Festa Manifesto) (1999)
Before I introduce you to Missa Fukuma’s Festa Manifesto, I’d be remiss if I didn’t share how I first encountered her music.…
May 8, 2025
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Year: 2025
52 records
Mix: 90. Perfumed Garden (香りの庭)
You might not know it, but every mix I’ve made for this site has been the product of searching for a certain…
April 29, 2025
Mari Hamada (濱田マリ): 編む女 (The Knitting Woman) (1997)
One of the wonders of digging into history is realizing how life has a way of shaking out differently than you expect.…
April 17, 2025
Maya Hayashi (林マヤ): Maya (林マヤ) (1991)
Much like many of you, once you’re done catching up with Maya Hayashi’s life, you’ll come to the same conclusion I did:…
April 10, 2025
Harumi Kitagawa (北川春美): Love & Flowers (ラブ・アンド・フラワーズ) (1991)
When I listen to Harumi Kitagawa’s Love & Flowers, I’m instantly transported to what I love about music. It’s its ability to…
April 3, 2025
Interview: Miroque (ミロク)
As I’ve shared before, I often feel blessed to have a platform that allows me to (perhaps) introduce new artists or concepts…
March 28, 2025
Nazoo: Dear Heavens, Children In His Twilight (1994)
Sometimes you’ve just got to ask yourself: “Why am I doing this?” As I keep scouring through myriad broken links, countless blank…
March 20, 2025
Mayumi Itoh (伊東真由美): 美人声 (Beautiful Voice) (1992)
What better way to ease into spring than with an album that exemplifies that grand idea we call “rebirth”? Rebirth, more often…
March 13, 2025
Mix: 89. mvns (Guest Mix + Interview)
I always like to look back and rediscover where I first encountered some of the guests I’ve invited to the blog. I…
March 4, 2025
Interview: Dream Dolphin (ドリームドルフィン)
You know, for me, sometimes the most fascinating thing about interviews like these with Dream Dolphin is discovering just how much I…
February 20, 2025
Kohshin Satoh (佐藤 孝信): Arrston Volaju (アーストンボラージュ) (1990)
There’s just something about Valentine’s Day that stirs me to share music steeped in that feeling. If you know me, you know…
February 13, 2025
Midori (ミドリ): Vortex Symphony (ヴォルテックス・シンフォニー) (1992)
One of my favorite things to discover and hear in music is how ideas translate across genres and borders. Listening to Midori’s…
February 6, 2025