Sacra: ついのすみか (Tsuinosumika) (1991)
What does it mean to be “Japanese”? As I listen to Sacra’s ついのすみか (Tsuinosumika), whom mvns kindly shared the original version of…
October 22, 2026
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Yukarie (塚越優香): Love.sea (1997)
Stop me if I’ve said this before: we all know when we’ve landed on our chosen instrument. Right now, as I’m listening…
October 15, 2026
Fusae Uchida (内田房江): 消えた水族館～内田房江ヴォイスリウム’92 (The Aquarium Vanished: Fusae Uchida Voicerium ’92) (1992)
“An aria of sorcery, set loose.” — from notes on The Aquarium Vanished by Nobuo Ikemiya. When searching for a phrase that…
September 24, 2026
Isam Kanki (イサム神吉): Alto Paraiso (2001)
A good while ago someone asked me, “Why did you name your radio show: Digging Deep?” I replied back with something to…
September 4, 2026
Bluesette (ブルーゼット): Bluesette (ブルーゼット) (1996)
If there’s anything I can affirm, after writing so much about music, it’s this: there are no firsts. Of all the good…
August 28, 2026
Sūzuki: Sūzuki (1998)
I have to confess: it’s never a great start when one’s research yields more questions than answers. As much as I’d like…
August 14, 2026
Kensho Abe (安部兼章): A.K.Deux (1995)
There’s just something about putting your hands on a piece of fabric. Unlike listening to music through a speaker or sampling art…
July 23, 2026
Gota & The Heart Of Gold (屋敷豪太): Somethin’ To Talk About (1993)
If one can come up with a phrase to chart Gota Yashiki’s life I think it’s this: Choose your own adventure. Dig…
June 25, 2026
MariMari (マリマリ): 耳と目そしてエコー (Ears and Eyes, Then Echo) (1997)
I imagine y’all have been in the same position I’ve been. How do you quantify why something makes you feel a certain…
June 11, 2026
coba (小林靖宏): ROOTS? (ルーツ？) (1995)
There’s a seemingly unwritten line written in music. It’s between those whose aim is to recreate the past and those whose gaze…
June 5, 2026
Takashi Kako (加古隆): 幻想行 (Long Journey) (1990)
Recently, when I had an opportunity to speak with Yibing about my contribution to her radio show, Tranquilamente Radio, one important thing…
May 7, 2026
Rynten Okazaki (岡崎倫典): サウンド フォトシリーズ①ー富良野 (Sound Photo Series 1 – Furano) (1998)
As I keep coming back to Rynten Okazaki’s サウンド フォトシリーズ①ー富良野 Sound Photo Series 1 – Furano, I keep trying to place myself…
May 1, 2026