Forest (森林): Neutral Point (中性点)(1991)
Often, if possible, I make an effort to read original liner notes to any of the albums I share. I do so…
February 6, 2024
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Takahiro Kaneko (金子隆博): Meets H△ti (1994)
For any who’ve had first-hand experience with Japan, something that must have struck you as it did me is just how much…
February 2, 2024
Bebeto Alves: Danço Só – E Fico Assim Mais Oriental Me Invento Toda Manhã (1988)
The more one explores music, the more one discovers how open borders create the most interesting ideas and those living at the…
January 23, 2024
Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀): MOOD (ムード) (2001)
Sometimes, it feels like all it takes is a blink to miss something important. I say this because just weeks ago, on…
January 19, 2024
Summer Lei (雷光夏): 我是雷光夏 (I Am Lei Guangxia) (1995)
Doesn’t it feel like sometimes all we need is a little push? When I hear Summer Lei’s debut, 我我是雷光夏 (I Am Lei…
January 16, 2024
Ikko (川井郁子): #2 (ニ) (1995)
We all make decisions on what we share with others. Sometimes what we hide might run the gamut of what we feel…
December 15, 2023
Mellyana: Beatify (1992)
It seems one of the ongoing mantras for this blog is: “Spring where your seeds grow roots.” A perfect example of this…
December 12, 2023
Rie Miyazawa (宮沢りえ): Chepop (チポップ) (1990)
Do you know who I don’t envy? Pop stars. Out of all the careers or aspirations one can hold in the music…
December 1, 2023
Jean-Louis Murat: Cheyenne Autumn (1989)
As the year begins to draw to a close, my mind goes back to some of the people we lost this year.…
November 21, 2023
Koto・Za (箏座): Koto・Za (箏座) (1991)
There’s nothing like youthful naivete is there? I fully believe it’s that ingrained spirit to want to shake things up and light…
October 13, 2023
John “Johnny Bug” Chen (小蟲): 活在愛裡 (Because Of Love) (1995)
Some of you might not realize it but It appears that lately I’ve been exploring a bit of musical nostalgia. For me,…
October 3, 2023
Ricardo Fabini: Cidade De Cristal (1992)
I don’t know about you but for me certain albums are colored by memory. Whenever I put on Ricardo Fabini’s Cidade De…
September 26, 2023