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
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Mix: 95. A Love Language (愛の言葉)
As I gather my thoughts on why I chose the songs you’ll hear in my latest LYL Radio mix, my mind keeps…
April 14, 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
Nae Yūki (裕木奈江): 水の精 (Water Spirit) (1994)
There’s something masterful about the black-and-white photo adorning the cover of Nae Yūki’s masterpiece: 水の精 (Water Spirit). A portrait of the artist,…
March 5, 2026
Luca Carboni: Forever (1985)
One of the reasons I look forward to sharing music on the blog is the opportunity it gives me to introduce alternate…
February 17, 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
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
Maléfices (マレフィス): Douce Planète (1996)
A frequent question I get is this: How do you discover music? The simple answer is: I’m all ears. I say this…
November 20, 2025
Marie Audigier: Ces Étés (1993)
If there’s something about autumn, it’s that when it truly settles in, it triggers some kind of musical Pavlovian response in me…
November 5, 2025
Yumiko Okayasu (岡安由美子): パリの中国人 (Mrs. Chinaman In Paris) (1987)
What can I say? When the first thing that greets you in someone’s bio is that their occupations have included actress, singer,…
October 29, 2025
Mix. 92: Nihon No Shanson (日本のシャンソン)
Has it really been seven years? It was back in 2018 when Lucas from LYL Radio reached out and asked me to…
October 7, 2025
Art Mengo: Un 15. Août En Février (1990)
One can’t bat 100, nor make every shot a hole in one. However, if one is lucky, one should celebrate something that’s…
September 23, 2025