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
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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
The Suzuki: Suzuki (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
Naomi Akimoto (秋本奈緒美): 水彩画 (Watercolor Painting) (1984)
If you ask me, I do not believe that any artist must suffer for their art. For every suffering artist who produces…
March 12, 2026
Nae Yūki (裕木奈江): 水の精 (Water Spirit) (1994)
There’s something masterful about the black-and-white photo adorning the cover of Nae Yūki’s masterpiece: 水の精 (Water Spirit). A portrait of the artist,…
March 5, 2026
Joe T (ジョー・ティー): Tales From The Velvet Project (1997)
Much like many of you, my least favorite form of music writing is that of some boomer prattling on about how much…
February 26, 2026