Gabriel Yacoub: Elementary Level Of Faith (1987)
If one can remember anything of French-Lebanese musician Gabriel Yacoub, it’s of the time he fronted progressive folk group Malicorne. Under Malicorne,…
June 4, 2019
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Koichi Inamoto (稲本耕一): Message From Min-Yō クラリネットでちょっと気どって日本民謡 (1986)
Coming in clear, not just a message from Min’yō but one of other beautiful Japanese folk traditions from the Muromachi period and…
May 31, 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
Mix: 26. New Age East & West 1979-1993 (Guest Mix by shouldbeasleep)
If you’ve followed this blog you’re probably wondering: “Where the hell has he been?” Well, I’ve been taking a break to rediscover…
May 17, 2019
Interview: Hiltzik & Greenwald
Normally, here’s the space where I begin to wax poetically about an album I wish others would take the time to discover.…
May 10, 2019
Mix: 24. Sueño Con Mexico
For this mix for LYL Radio I was feeling more than a tinge of nostalgia. Somehow, one day, hearing the plaintive tones…
April 19, 2019
Mich Live: Message From Heart (1986)
When we last left now Dr. Mitsuru Sawamura, it was 1989 and he had released a wonderful unclassifiable bit of Japanese New…
April 12, 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
Everything Play: Everything Play (1992)
As winter gives way to springtime, I thought it would be nice to revisit our Japanese post-New Age friends at Everything Play.…
April 5, 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
Takio Ito & Takio Band: TAKIO-ソーラン節 (1988)
One hasn’t lived until they’ve experienced the force of nature that is Takio Ito’s voice. If you’ve encountered the soul stirring vocal…
March 29, 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