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
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Mix: 79. Groove Bunny Records (Guest Mix + Interview with Cheng “Endy” Chen)
Looking back, it feels like my relationship with Endy goes back more than recently. Trolling through my Discogs orders I see that…
September 19, 2023
Hitoshi Komuro (小室等) YONAGUNI 与那国 (1990)
It’s late summer again. Like before, I’m drawn to music that evokes feelings found at the corners of each such season. And…
September 8, 2023
Interview: Ken-Ichiro Isoda (磯田健一郎)
It’s not entirely lost on me how improbable this conversation is. I say this because nearly half a decade ago, in 2018,…
August 29, 2023
cocu* (コキュウ*): aromatica (アロマティカ) (1998)
Some artists make whole careers out of reinventing themselves. The best ones, you name it from the late David Bowie, to Joni…
August 25, 2023
Säju (サージュ): Säju (サージュ) (1997)
Find your space in the pocket. If ever there was a phrase that I’ve been trying to hammer home lately, on the…
August 22, 2023
Suzy K. (スージーキム): KINK (禁句) (1989)
For any musicians out there: aren’t those perfect, creative, moments the ones you find yourself while playing “in the pocket”? It’s when…
August 18, 2023
Nina Catarina: Acordei Com Preguiça (1994)
First off: a huge thank you for Sara Mautone for cluing me in to this album. I say this, because when you…
August 15, 2023
Sayoko (高橋佐代子): MI・LUV・YU (1995)
Many moons ago, someone interviewed me and asked me (to paraphrase them), “What makes you pick what you share on the site?”Now,…
August 11, 2023
Kusu Kusu (クスクス): 世界が一番幸せな日 (Sekai Ga Ichiban Shiawase Na Nichi) (1990)
Timing. Isn’t that what life’s all about? If you’re there at the right moment, it all works out. If you’re there late,…
August 8, 2023
Chito Kawachi (チト河内): チトチック/クラクラ (1993)
There is no harder thing for a music reviewer to do than categorize music that’s, quite simply, uncategorizable. Especially so when it’s…
August 4, 2023
East Pulse: Asian Mirage (1983)
Sometimes there isn’t any time better than the right time to share something. And in my case, it’s now or never, for…
August 1, 2023