Nae Yūki (裕木奈江): 水の精 (Water Spirit) (1994)
There’s something masterful about the black-and-white photo adorning the cover of Nae Yūki’s masterpiece: 水の精 (Water Spirit). A portrait of the artist,…
March 5, 2026
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Joe T (ジョー・ティー): Tales From The Velvet Project (1997)
Much like many of you, my least favorite form of music writing is that of some boomer prattling on about how much…
February 26, 2026
Mitsu (榊原光裕): 水の彩 (Clouds In The Water) (1989)
I’ll be the first to admit this: sometimes the story doesn’t write itself–until it does.
February 20, 2026
Luca Carboni: Forever (1985)
One of the reasons I look forward to sharing music on the blog is the opportunity it gives me to introduce alternate…
February 17, 2026
Derek Nakamoto: Fuyu (1996)
Listening to Derek Nakamoto’s Fuyu, I can understand why he chose winter to inspire its creation. As he states perfectly in the…
February 11, 2026
The Sync: Beat The System (1993)
Sometimes the biggest mysteries are quite simply those right in front of you. I say this because I’m staring at a copy…
February 4, 2026
Mix: 94. Cosmic Moon (宇宙の月)
Forgive me for starting a post with a saying, but here is one: “Render the familiar unfamiliar. Render the unfamiliar familiar.” It’s…
January 27, 2026
Tōzokudan (盗賊団): King of Mix (キングオブミックス) (1994)
I believe that the art of a perfect remix lies in realizing that its intended audience wants to imagine the original track…
December 19, 2025
Soul Family Sensation: New Wave (1991)
Call me a hopeless romantic, but I have a strange fascination with music from bands that sound like they overshot their inspiration.…
December 17, 2025
Kazutoshi Yokoyama (横山和俊): Headphone (1994)
The more I research Kazutoshi Yokoyama’s Headphone, the more I’m struck by something I’ve discovered: Kazutoshi didn’t know what ambient was during…
December 12, 2025
Electric Circus: Hello (1988)
Today I’m going to do something different, I’m going pull something from my draft pile. I’m pulling at a story I wrote…
December 10, 2025
Mix: 93. The 49th Day (四十九日)
When I travel, I make it a point to visit a significant place of worship in whichever significant city I’ll be in.…
December 2, 2025