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
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Tag: art pop
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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
Mio Takaki (高樹澪): New-Tant (1983)
It goes without saying that this is the silly season for me. While I would like to drop reams upon reams of…
December 18, 2020
Michel Lemieux: Lemieux (1986)
As I grow older, I grow increasingly dumbfounded. There’s absolutely no reason Michel Lemieux shouldn’t be a household name now. Here I…
December 15, 2020
Michiru Akiyoshi (秋吉みちる): Mangetsu (1991)
More fierce humans to support: Monday Michiru Akiyoshi-Mariano. Where does one start with the wildfly prolific career of Monday? How about the…
December 11, 2020
Loredana Bertè: Traslocando (1982)
Before the image, before the story, before the music, before anything else, what really gets to you is that voice. In full…
December 8, 2020
Mix: 45. Fridays In The Park
I’ve got to say I really had fun with this one. Inspired by Ms. Sally’s wonderful recommendation to check out the music…
October 6, 2020