Yoko Kanno (菅野よう子): 大航海時代 II (Uncharted Waters: New Horizons) (1993)
With nearly everyone transitioning into late summer, my mind (and ears) lately come back to Yoko Kanno’s music. It’s not Yoko’s out-there…
August 1, 2024
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Blue (ブルー): Blue (ブルー・碧い海のイマージュ) (199?)
You know, sometimes you’ve gotta go with what you’ve got. It was over three years ago when I first discovered Blue (ブルー・碧い海のイマージュ)…
July 18, 2024
Shinsuke Honda (本多信介): The Song Of Blue (イルカ・ドリーミング)(1997)
If there’s one thing that I find worthwhile about sharing music with y’all, it’s that it forces me to push myself to…
July 11, 2024
Various Artists: Ten Plants (1998)
When I think of summer, when I think of the vibrancy of this season, I think of albums like the Ten Plants…
June 13, 2024
Master Mind (マスターマインド): Odyssey (オデッセイ) (1995)
While this blog may seem like it looks backward, it is actually in service of looking forward. I firmly believe that exploring…
June 6, 2024
Yow Okazaki (岡崎葉): Damage (ダメージ) (1995)
If you’re like me, sometimes all it takes is one listen to feel that a certain album or artist should have made…
May 30, 2024
HARIYO (ハリヨ): Hariyo Remixe’s (1994)
Trance Nature Sounds. I feel like anything I say about Hariyo Remixe’s might not do justice to the music as clearly as…
May 23, 2024
Jimi Chen (陳世興): Discovering Arts Behind The Mountains 發現後山的藝術 (1994)
The chirp of crickets, a babbling brook, the melodies of a songbird, certain things trigger a sense of new life or of…
May 8, 2024
Yukihiro Fukutomi (福富幸宏): POST ( ポスト) (1993)
Listening to Yukihiro Fukutomi’s music takes me back to a different time. It reminds me of the first time I encountered Japanese…
April 19, 2024
Yukio Sasaki (佐々木幸男): Jealousy (ジェラシー) (1990)
We all have our soft spots. Lately, for me, it’s been sharing certain kinds of “rainy day” albums tailor-made to appeal to…
March 29, 2024
Emmanuel: Entre Lunas (1988)
As the child of first-generation immigrants, I imagine, many of y’all have had a similar relationship with your parents’ culture as I’ve…
March 26, 2024
Mayumi Chiwaki (ちわきまゆみ): Erotic & Pain (1992)
You’ve all heard this, “but it looks good on you!” We all might be loathed to admit it but certain things do…
March 22, 2024