Yow Okazaki (岡崎葉): Damage (ダメージ) (1995)
If you’re like me, sometimes all it takes is one listen to feel that a certain album or artist should have made…
May 30, 2024
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Richenel: Deep As Blue (1989)
I gotta say: some of my favorite albums are those “imperfect” ones. Although they may not contain a complete record full of…
May 14, 2024
Miguel Bosé: XXX (1987)
As I write this post, my mind goes back to the ideas posited in Claire Dederer’s new book, “Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma”.…
April 2, 2024
Yukio Sasaki (佐々木幸男): Jealousy (ジェラシー) (1990)
We all have our soft spots. Lately, for me, it’s been sharing certain kinds of “rainy day” albums tailor-made to appeal to…
March 29, 2024
Emmanuel: Entre Lunas (1988)
As the child of first-generation immigrants, I imagine, many of y’all have had a similar relationship with your parents’ culture as I’ve…
March 26, 2024
Mayumi Chiwaki (ちわきまゆみ): Erotic & Pain (1992)
You’ve all heard this, “but it looks good on you!” We all might be loathed to admit it but certain things do…
March 22, 2024
Leila White (レイラ・ホワイト): Endless Dream (エンドレス・ドリーム) (1995)
I have a belief: whenever history fails you, find some poetry. I say this because, unfortunately for us, there is little oral…
March 15, 2024
Silje Nergaard: Tell Me Where You’re Going (1990)
Isn’t pop music such a fickle beast? It seems, one moment anyone could hold the world’s glimmer…only to be shuttled off when…
March 12, 2024
hyym: 魂の門～ダンテ「神曲」より (Tamashii no Mon ~ Dante “Shinkyoku” Yori) (1992)
First off: a huge tip of my hat to fellow F/S blog reader, Victor Hsu Jui-Ting, for cluing me to today’s album…
February 23, 2024
Diethelm & Famulari: Diethelm/Famulari (1984)
No joke, I too sometimes feel puzzled as you might be with what gets shared on this blog. On a regular day,…
February 20, 2024
Interview: Makihiko Araki (荒木真樹彦)
One thing I love about conducting interviews is that these kinds of conversations always lead to new discoveries. It’s rare that I…
January 26, 2024
Bebeto Alves: Danço Só – E Fico Assim Mais Oriental Me Invento Toda Manhã (1988)
The more one explores music, the more one discovers how open borders create the most interesting ideas and those living at the…
January 23, 2024