Anthony Wong (黃耀明): 明明不是天使 (I’m No Angel) (1994)
Where does one even start with Anthony Wong? Know that what I’m picking from his diverse catalog is just a snapshot (perhaps…
February 15, 2022
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Tokiko Kato (加藤登紀子): Hana (花) (1995)
‘Tokiko Kato’ – now that’s a name. A giant of Japanese folk music, it was Tokiko who in many ways was at…
February 11, 2022
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
Jin De-Zhe (金得哲): Those Were The Dreams (半梦) (1996)
How many intersectional studies can one make? Yes, all of them, it seems for Jin De-zhe. It’s not often you get to…
November 23, 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
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
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
Diana Pequeno: Mistérios (1989)
One of my worst kept secrets is my love for Diana Pequeno’s Mistérios. It’s no mystery that it hits all the points…
August 18, 2020
Gianni Nocenzi: Soft Songs (1993)
For such a short solo career Gianni Nocenzi’s work is quite mercurial. In the span of two albums, recorded five years apart,…
August 11, 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): Nova Carmina (1986)
Certain albums just sound special from the get-go. When I put on Ayuo Takahashi’s Nova Carmina instantly I hear something that takes…
May 15, 2020