David Oliver: Hope For La Roo (1984)
It’s not often that I review something that has me digging through my old piano-playing notes, yet here I am, looking for…
May 3, 2022
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Yoshihiro Kanno (菅野由弘): サッポロファクトリー環境音楽コラージュ (Music In Sapporo Factory) (1993)
What exactly gives life to any inanimate object? Is it the way it looks? Is it the way we interact with it?…
April 15, 2022
Liu Xing (刘星): 無所事 (To Do Nothing) (1992)
You know, sometimes the struggle is simply trying to quantify how unique something is. I’ve been listening to Liu Xing’s 無所事 (To…
April 12, 2022
Salon Music (サロンミュージック): O Boy (1988)
Certain albums are pretty hard to justify, or quantify, the how, when, or why to share. Salon Music’s O Boy isn’t one…
March 18, 2022
Tokiko Kato (加藤登紀子): Hana (花) (1995)
‘Tokiko Kato’ – now that’s a name. A giant of Japanese folk music, it was Tokiko who in many ways was at…
February 11, 2022
Patty Pravo: Ideogrammi (1994)
In this day and age, when there’s no lack of opinions, I go back to a few personal heroes. When I think…
February 8, 2022
Shinji Harada (原田真二): Doing Wonders (ドゥーイング・ワンダース) (1986)
“Prince.” Now with that out of the way, can I focus on what I think is one of J-Soul’s least heralded and…
January 21, 2022
Javier Zuazu: Cuaderno De Invierno (1991)
Brace yourselves, let’s see how far I can take this review of Javier Zuazu’s Cuaderno De Invierno (or A Winter Journal). What…
January 18, 2022
4℃: Christmas Suite (1992)
Don’t ask me why but it seems that jewelry companies always find a way to leverage their buying power to commission others…
December 24, 2021
Erquiaga / Brasel / Nash: A Time For Joy (Reflections In Guitar) (1985)
I imagine, much like me, many of you have a peculiar relationship with Christmas (and winter holidays, in general). Yes, this time…
December 21, 2021
Yuriko Nakamura (中村由利子): Wind And Reflections (風の鏡) (1987)
It is my hope that more than a few of you out there can truly appreciate the brilliance of pianist Yuriko Nakamura’s…
November 19, 2021
Phil Keaggy: The Wind And The Wheat (1987)
God sure does move in mysterious ways. Listening to Phil Keaggy’s The Wind And Wheat is a fitting testament to that. Only…
November 16, 2021