Shinji Harada (原田真二): Doing Wonders (ドゥーイング・ワンダース) (1986)
“Prince.” Now with that out of the way, can I focus on what I think is one of J-Soul’s least heralded and…
January 21, 2022
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Mix: 59. Christmas & Glasgow
Sometimes when I get dug in a corner, it’s pretty hard to get me out of it. In this case, it was…
December 7, 2021
Mix: 58. Psalm Of Motion
What exactly is darkness? Is it a sensation, a color, or a feeling? It’s something I kept asking myself for my recent…
November 9, 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
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
Tats Lau (劉以達): 秋月 (Music From Autumn Moon) (1994)
Don’t you just love albums that immediately hook you in? From the get-go 秋月 (Music From Autumn Moon) by Tats Lau Yee-Tat…
May 25, 2021
Interview: Nachiko (舘岡奈智子)
Spell-binding. I hate to use that term but what else can you use to describe Nachiko Tateoka’s 1980 debut, 1st – 薬屋の娘…
April 23, 2021
Mix: 51. It’s On You
Nothing lasts forever? If there’s any hope in our current situation, is that all things must end (somehow, some way). Just last…
March 23, 2021
Ban: Mundo de Aventuras (1990)
Just more music for “in between seasons”. What else can you say to describe the latter-day work of, sadly, now defunct, Portuguese…
March 2, 2021
Mix: 50. When Tomorrow Comes
Once again, I’m back to my favorite kind of song: the love song. But not just any kind of love song. For…
February 23, 2021
Fania: Deja Hablar Al Tiempo (1989)
The more I burrow down rabbit holes, the more I realize music has interesting ways of making (seemingly) strange bedfellows work best…
February 9, 2021
AQ! Ishii ( 石井明), Hiroko Taniyama ( 中西浩子): 楠劇場 オリジナル・アルバム (Kusunoki Gekijou) (1988)
I’ve gotta admit. Few albums stump me to describe. Of the few that do, AQ! Ishii’s and Hiroko Taniyama’s 楠劇場 オリジナル・アルバム (Kusunoki…
January 15, 2021