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
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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
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
Mizuyo Komiya (小宮瑞代): Color (彩) (1998)
There are times when I wish I had a way to share everything that comes with an album. Just by looking at…
November 14, 2025
Tim Donahue: Still Dreaming (1994)
As a musician, I can appreciate where Tim Donahue’s Still Dreaming is coming from. There are times when you reach the end…
November 12, 2025
Kensuke Shiina (椎名謙介): Have Some More Java? (Ring Of Fire Remixes) (1997)
What’s the sign of a great remix? For me, it’s that the cover version sets the spirit of the original onto a…
November 7, 2025
Various: Radical Fashion (2001)
Music and fashion have long been interconnected. Musical subcultures have been defined by certain fashions, pop and rock stars become style icons…
September 26, 2025
Takao Naoi (直居隆雄): バイブレーション パルサー (Vibration Pulsar) (1998)
Since time immemorial, humans have looked up into the heavens, gazed at the stars and moon, and felt something stir within. From…
August 28, 2025
Ambient7 (アンビエント7): Full Moon (1997)
With summer winding down, my mind drifts to albums like Ambient7’s Full Moon. Ostensibly, it’s something you’d find (if you can find…
August 21, 2025
Yuki Takao Group: Ripening “Japanese Esthetic Sense” (1992)
The funny thing about sharing your own thoughts — about having your own site, about trying to give space for those who…
August 14, 2025