Hajime Mizoguchi (溝口肇): A Pretty Dance (1987)
As long as there is summer and people still want to hear/read about another Hajime Mizoguchi album, I’ll be more than happy…
July 26, 2019
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Danny Heines: Every Island (1988)
I’m trying to parse out of Danny’s own bio what could help explain his Every Island. In his own bio, Danny Heines…
July 16, 2019
Yoshitaka Azuma (東祥高): Asian Wind (1981)
Guest post by Giacomo Lee. The first thing that strikes you about Asian Wind is its sleeve. The striking pink and upside-down…
June 21, 2019
Michael Atherton: Windshift (1990)
“Inspired ethnological musical exploration from an unlikely source.” — what better way to describe Michael Atherton’s Windshift? Michael Atherton might best be…
June 18, 2019
Rubaja and Hernandez: High Plateaux (1987)
Here’s another leftfield one from the Windham Hill label. A high mixture of Latin American rhythms, warm digital synthesis, and exploratory brass…
May 21, 2019
Brian Slawson: Distant Drums (1988)
It’s not often you encounter the work of a percussionist who is as wildly as inventive as one can be, yet can…
April 9, 2019
Naná Vasconcelos & The Bushdancers: Rain Dance (1989)
Far be it from me to write anything definitive on the work/life of the late, great Brazilian percussionist Naná Vasconcelos, but let…
April 2, 2019
Vízöntő: Villanypásztor (1987)
Népzene, or Hungarian folk music, has always been a quietly influential, if not leftfield, version of music. A mix of Old Central…
March 26, 2019
Do’ah: World Dance (1988)
A call to worship, that’s what do’a, the original Arabic-Persian name for New Age group Do’ah means. World Dance by Do’ah slots…
March 5, 2019
Jang Pil-Soon (장필순): Suddenly/In My Little Heart (어느새 / 내작은 가슴속에) (1989)
Heretofore, I bear witness that someone is going to come along and school me on my knowledge of K-Pop (and possibly Jang…
February 15, 2019
Thierry Matioszek: Matioszek (1982)
How do you portray someone who is unrepresentable? French composer, artist, and songwriter Thierry Matioszek’s Matioszek provides a distorted view of the…
January 29, 2019
Andrea Piazza: Tirtaganga (1989)
There’s always a lovely melodicism to Italian minimalist music. Lately, I’ve been fascinated by the works of little known Italian record label…
January 8, 2019