Various Artists: Macoto Tezka Presents Reiko Okano’s Fancy Dance (ファンシイダンス) (1988)
When, or if, someone would ask me what kind of album I think perfectly encapsulates the promise of ‘80s music in Japan,…
October 29, 2021
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Marek Grechuta: Śpiewające Obrazy (1981)
Certain music and musicians feel like they were born in the wrong era. Usually, for many that time is delineated in years…
October 26, 2021
Various Artists: Lover’s Hawaii (ラバーズ・ハワイ) (1995)
I almost hate to share this compilation dubbed Lover’s Hawaii not because I’m not eternally grateful for Francis, sometime Fond/Sound guest contributor,…
September 24, 2021
Pacini: Finalmente (1995)
“I have aimed at creating with my work, a music at one with nature. Nature is melodic within itself, without abstaining from…
September 21, 2021
The Gentle Wind (ザ・ジェントル・ウインド): Tears Of Nature (ティアズ・オブ・ネイチュア) (1989)
You know, it goes without saying that a lot of what I try to do on the blog is simply fill in…
August 27, 2021
Anton Kirkpatrick: Reel Of Ghosts And Dreams (1988)
Yes, it does look like it’s that time of the year again. When the dog days of summer fade into the early…
August 17, 2021
Lion Merry (ライオン・メリィ): Don Quixote’s Squire (ドン・キホーテの従者) (1992)
It’s rare to find someone bridging the gap between Jethro Tull, Marc Bolan’s T-Rex, The Orb, and Toumani Diabate, but it seems…
August 13, 2021
Gary Knox: Life At The Beach (1989)
Sometimes you just gotta like what you gotta like. And sometimes, you have to admit you’ve done all of what you can…
August 10, 2021
Bobby McFerrin & Jack Nicholson: How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin & How The Camel Got His Hump (1987)
This one is for the young or those young at heart. Yes, your eyes aren’t deceiving you: Bobby McFerrin and Jack Nicholson.…
July 27, 2021
mar-pa (マーパ): finale (フィナーレ) (1988)
The Universe. It’s not often one turns on an instrument and gets presented with such a thing. Yet, the [Universe] was the…
July 2, 2021
Zhou Zhi-yong (周志勇): The Great Yellow River (大黄河) (2000)
It doesn’t escape me that we restart our journey through the world of Chinese “New World” music right where the cradle of…
June 22, 2021
Yassue (ヤッシュー): A Fine Day (J-Wave “Singin’ Clock” Presents) (1993)
Trigger warning: “Good morning. It’s 5 o’clock, from the J-WAVE Singin’ Clock…” J-WAVE 時報コレクション My apologies to all of you who’ve grown…
May 28, 2021