Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀): MOOD (ムード) (2001)
Sometimes, it feels like all it takes is a blink to miss something important. I say this because just weeks ago, on…
January 19, 2024
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Mellyana: Beatify (1992)
It seems one of the ongoing mantras for this blog is: “Spring where your seeds grow roots.” A perfect example of this…
December 12, 2023
Clémentine (クレモンティーヌ): Long Courrier (ロン・コリエ) (1993)
Out of all the things I remember about my time in Japan, funny enough, one thing I can’t seem to forget is…
November 28, 2023
Säju (サージュ): Säju (サージュ) (1997)
Find your space in the pocket. If ever there was a phrase that I’ve been trying to hammer home lately, on the…
August 22, 2023
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
Zoé: Zoé (1987)
Truly no one is a prophet in their own land. Simply scroll down and look at the all Japanese superstars of boogie,…
August 23, 2019
Yuki Nakayamate (なかやまて由希): Octopussy (オクトパシー) (1982)
My apologies to my less than trusty Google Translation app, but there are only a few things I can describe as legibly…
June 7, 2019
Gabriel Yacoub: Elementary Level Of Faith (1987)
If one can remember anything of French-Lebanese musician Gabriel Yacoub, it’s of the time he fronted progressive folk group Malicorne. Under Malicorne,…
June 4, 2019
Everything Play: Everything Play (1992)
As winter gives way to springtime, I thought it would be nice to revisit our Japanese post-New Age friends at Everything Play.…
April 5, 2019
Naná Vasconcelos & The Bushdancers: Rain Dance (1989)
Far be it from me to write anything definitive on the work/life of the late, great Brazilian percussionist Naná Vasconcelos, but let…
April 2, 2019
Vízöntő: Villanypásztor (1987)
Népzene, or Hungarian folk music, has always been a quietly influential, if not leftfield, version of music. A mix of Old Central…
March 26, 2019
KEDGE: Complete Samples (1988)
And now for some early magic from notable J-Pop producer and songwriter Keiichi Tomita aka Tomita Lab. Complete Samples by KEDGE, for…
March 15, 2019