John Chen (陈国平): Songs From Within (心意) (1999)
It’s easy to feel untethered when you’re listening to Chen Guoping’s (aka John Chen) Songs From Within (心意). Oscillating across various styles…
August 24, 2021
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Tatsuya Koumazaki (小馬崎 達也) & Febian Reza Pane (フェビアン・レザ・パネ): 「森の組曲」 / “Forest” Suite (1997)
How many of you love being outdoors? Even if it’s just me, I can completely empathize with the mindset being explored by…
August 20, 2021
Anton Kirkpatrick: Reel Of Ghosts And Dreams (1988)
Yes, it does look like it’s that time of the year again. When the dog days of summer fade into the early…
August 17, 2021
Lion Merry (ライオン・メリィ): Don Quixote’s Squire (ドン・キホーテの従者) (1992)
It’s rare to find someone bridging the gap between Jethro Tull, Marc Bolan’s T-Rex, The Orb, and Toumani Diabate, but it seems…
August 13, 2021
Gary Knox: Life At The Beach (1989)
Sometimes you just gotta like what you gotta like. And sometimes, you have to admit you’ve done all of what you can…
August 10, 2021
Lotus (ロータス): Kasumi Experience (1996)
And now: more of something I wish there was more history to share about — Lotus Kasumi Experience. It’s that kind of…
August 6, 2021
Yon Seok Won (연석원): 空 (Space & Silence) (1992)
Color me “stumped”. My apologies to Chris, who graciously shared Yon Seok-Won’s 空 (Space & Silence) with me. I did my best…
August 3, 2021
Yasué: Cosmic Pandora (1997)
Forgive me for burying the lede but I have to go back to Yassue. For all of those that thought Yassue’s story…
July 30, 2021
Akira Mitake (見岳 章): Himawari (向日葵) (1987)
Ambient. New Age. Japan. The tags almost write the post itself, right? Yet, we still have to talk about this intriguing turn…
July 23, 2021
mar-pa (マーパ): finale (フィナーレ) (1988)
The Universe. It’s not often one turns on an instrument and gets presented with such a thing. Yet, the [Universe] was the…
July 2, 2021
Francesco Paladino: Eroi A Rio (1991)
With the recent passing of the late, great Jon Hassell, I think it’s important to break down something worthwhile he’d be proud…
June 29, 2021
Moshiri & Akira Sakata (モシリ+坂田明): Kamuychikap (God’s Bird) (第１集 カムイ チカ) (1991)
What is a protest song? Hopefully, as our musical tastes have evolved, one can recognize how the best protest songs are those…
June 25, 2021