MUJI: BGM 1980-2000 (2000)
I ran into a predicament when sussing out this post. How does one describe MUJI if one hasn’t actually experienced it? It’s entirely…
December 23, 2016
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Interior: Design (1987)
What happens when a Japanese minimalist band gets signed to the American New Age juggernaut that is Windham Hill? Led by Daisuke…
December 21, 2016
Mix: 2. Quiet Departures
All I could think about while creating this second mix was Kapalbhati Pranayama. I wanted to treat you to two hours of music…
December 19, 2016
Nuno Canavarro: Plux Quba (1988)
There’s something perfect about our imperfect minds. Most of the thoughts we think are the best, most of the time, aren’t the…
December 16, 2016
Peter Davison: Glide (1981)
There’s an interesting debate that’s been raging – as much one could rage – in the yoga world. It’s over whether music…
December 14, 2016
Akira Terao: Atmosphere (1983)
It’s not often you hear someone split the difference between Boz Scaggs, Bryan Ferry, and Nick Cave. It’s not often that you…
December 12, 2016
EP-4: Lingua Franca-1 (1983)
“Cool, no sweat funk.” – Those exact words are how the leaders of Japanese group EP-4 describe their music. Led by the…
December 9, 2016
Krzysztof Ścierański: Krzysztof Ścierański (1984)
I‘m dipping into that huge well that is Polish Jazz. After listening to “Bialy Garbus” it’s not hard to understand why. Bass-player…
December 7, 2016
Mari Iijima: Rosé (1983)
Sometimes it’s wise not to outpace the group. An album, or at least a collection of tracks, I love to recommend (whenever I…
December 5, 2016
Silvio Rodríguez: Días Y Flores (1975)
Looking back at recent history, one wonders why certain wounds seem to take so long to heal. We already saw a huge…
December 2, 2016
Anugama & Sebastiano: Exotic Dance (1988)
“Rhythmic music for African dance, Dervish rituals, and belly dance. Music for turning on accumulated energy.” — That’s what the liner notes…
November 30, 2016
Seri Ishikawa: Rakuen (1985)
Nothing’s worse than someone recommending a half-great album. I hate doing so, and I’d imagine you’d half-hate downloading an album only to find…
November 28, 2016