Michiru Akiyoshi (秋吉みちる): Mangetsu (1991)
More fierce humans to support: Monday Michiru Akiyoshi-Mariano. Where does one start with the wildfly prolific career of Monday? How about the…
December 11, 2020
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Loredana Bertè: Traslocando (1982)
Before the image, before the story, before the music, before anything else, what really gets to you is that voice. In full…
December 8, 2020
Interview: Yumiko Morioka
Yumiko Morioka’s work under the “Synagetic Voice Orchestra” and her Mios wouldn’t have appeared to me if it wasn’t by happenstance and…
December 4, 2020
Mix: 47. All Modern Conveniences
“Old-fashioned she might be, dated like last year’s pop-song…”, so too, must I take it inspiration from the late, great Clifford T.…
December 1, 2020
Cindy(シンディ): Angel Touch (1990)
Just something for the lovers out there: Cindy’s exceptional J-Soul heavy, Angel Touch. Perfectly distilling that gorgeous in between period of the…
November 20, 2020
Fred Simon and Liz Cifani: Time And The River (1985)
How long can you hold on to a secret? Two years, that’s how long I’ve been holding off on sharing Fred Simon…
November 17, 2020
Kosei Yamamoto (山本公成): East Ward (1992)
More magic from the Salt Road. Hovering in between the space of other Awa Muse alumni comes another one from the East,…
November 13, 2020
Michael Jones / David Darling: Amber (1987)
What a week? Now that we can breathe again, I’d love to share a bit of music that seems to have given…
November 10, 2020
Mix: 46. I’m Free Today
We all have music that cuts closest to our bone. I won’t put thoughts in your head about yours but for me…
November 3, 2020
Koh-Tao (タオ島): Tayu Tayu (たゆたゆ) (1997)
Get your wet boots, we’re going off the salt road with the brilliant Japanese kalimba master and kalimba maker, Bun. Koh-Tao’s Tayu-Tayu…
October 23, 2020
Licia Consoli – Giuseppe Leopizzi: Lighea (1993)
If you’ve followed this blog for a while now, you’ve probably realized that I make no bones about my love for and…
October 20, 2020
Kazue Sawai (沢井 一恵): Eye To Eye (1987)
Editor’s note: Ayuo was kind enough to email some corrections to my review. I’ve included them inline for readers to take in.…
October 16, 2020