Nico (ニコ): Valeria (1983)
Top down, shades on, it’s time to take Nico’s Valerie out for a spin. Featuring the sterling work of twin brothers Mamoru…
July 31, 2020
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Animal Nightlife: Shangri-La (1985)
Maybe those who still vaguely remember England’s proto-Acid Jazz scene can better place Animal Nightlife in an appropriate context, but how in…
July 28, 2020
Seri Ishikawa(石川セリ): Toru Takemitsu Pop Songs (1995)
Editor’s Note: For today’s post we’re joined by Tristan Pollack sharing a wonderful recording (a collaborative work) between Japanese pop star Seri…
July 24, 2020
Mango: Australia (1985)
Hard to find descriptors for the late Pino Mango’s Australia. Belonging to that then rare breed of solo art pop artists like…
June 23, 2020
Open Sesame!: Chocolate Panic (1985)
Let’s have a talk about cancel culture. I refuse to endorse any images that will promote racism of any kind. We punch…
June 5, 2020
Ayuo Takahashi (高橋鮎生): Silent Film (1985)
Some of my favorite artists are those that fluctuate along the same wavelength as yours truly. One of these is the incomparable…
May 8, 2020
FAD: FAD! (1981)
First things first: Please go to Noka’s Youtube channel and hit “subscribe” to thank them for sharing this first. None other than…
March 13, 2020
Adolphson-Falk: Med Rymden I Blodet (1982)
What happens if you mix the Everly Brothers and Kraftwerk? The answer you’re supposed to hear should be: Adolphson-Falk’s Med Rymden I…
February 18, 2020
Mix: 37. L’Oro Del Mondo
If it seems like this is becoming a yearly tradition here, who knows? It might be. Yes, it’s another mix of some…
February 14, 2020
Esther Ofarim, Eberhard Schoener, Wolf Wondratschek, Ulf Miehe: Complicated Ladies (1982)
Truth be told, few records in my collection sound like Esther Ofarim’s Complicated Ladies. Well, truth be told, few albums will ever…
February 11, 2020
Kenji Sawada (沢田研二): Aux Femmes 女たちよ (1983)
Don’t you just love it when everything comes together? Kenji Sawada must have taken forever to match up his forward-thinking persona with…
February 7, 2020
Thomas Leer: The Scale Of Ten (1985)
Was the world ever ready for Thomas Leer? Listening back to Thomas’s The Scale Of Ten one can hear all the potential…
February 4, 2020