The Suzuki: Suzuki (1998)
I have to confess: it’s never a great start when one’s research yields more questions than answers. As much as I’d like…
August 14, 2026
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Kensho Abe (安部兼章): A.K.Deux (1995)
There’s just something about putting your hands on a piece of fabric. Unlike listening to music through a speaker or sampling art…
July 23, 2026
coba (小林靖宏): ROOTS? (ルーツ？) (1995)
There’s a seemingly unwritten line written in music. It’s between those whose aim is to recreate the past and those whose gaze…
June 5, 2026
hard Romantic (ハード・ロマンティック): MODERN AMBIENT COLOURS (1996)
I have to admit that sometimes I have to know when to stop searching. As I close countless browser tabs and piece…
May 29, 2026
Mix: 96. Music Box On The Seashore (海辺のオルゴール)
Coming up with a music mix can sometimes feel like a nebulous thing. For me, it often takes a while to land…
May 19, 2026
Rynten Okazaki (岡崎倫典): サウンド フォトシリーズ①ー富良野 (Sound Photo Series 1 – Furano) (1998)
As I keep coming back to Rynten Okazaki’s サウンド フォトシリーズ①ー富良野 Sound Photo Series 1 – Furano, I keep trying to place myself…
May 1, 2026
Naomi Akimoto (秋本奈緒美): 水彩画 (Watercolor Painting) (1984)
If you ask me, I do not believe that any artist must suffer for their art. For every suffering artist who produces…
March 12, 2026
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
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
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