Mix: 97. Your Own Little Paradise (君だけの小さな楽園)
There’s just something about summer that brings out a different side of me. Whether it’s the heat, the scenery, or simply me…
July 14, 2026
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Mix: 96. Music Box On The Seashore (海辺のオルゴール)
Coming up with a music mix can sometimes feel like a nebulous thing. For me, it often takes a while to land…
May 19, 2026
Mix: 95. A Love Language (愛の言葉)
As I gather my thoughts on why I chose the songs you’ll hear in my latest LYL Radio mix, my mind keeps…
April 14, 2026
Naomi Akimoto (秋本奈緒美): 水彩画 (Watercolor Painting) (1984)
If you ask me, I do not believe that any artist must suffer for their art. For every suffering artist who produces…
March 12, 2026
Nae Yūki (裕木奈江): 水の精 (Water Spirit) (1994)
There’s something masterful about the black-and-white photo adorning the cover of Nae Yūki’s masterpiece: 水の精 (Water Spirit). A portrait of the artist,…
March 5, 2026
Luca Carboni: Forever (1985)
One of the reasons I look forward to sharing music on the blog is the opportunity it gives me to introduce alternate…
February 17, 2026
Derek Nakamoto: Fuyu (1996)
Listening to Derek Nakamoto’s Fuyu, I can understand why he chose winter to inspire its creation. As he states perfectly in the…
February 11, 2026
The Sync: Beat The System (1993)
Sometimes the biggest mysteries are quite simply those right in front of you. I say this because I’m staring at a copy…
February 4, 2026
Maléfices (マレフィス): Douce Planète (1996)
A frequent question I get is this: How do you discover music? The simple answer is: I’m all ears. I say this…
November 20, 2025
Tim Donahue: Still Dreaming (1994)
As a musician, I can appreciate where Tim Donahue’s Still Dreaming is coming from. There are times when you reach the end…
November 12, 2025
Marie Audigier: Ces Étés (1993)
If there’s something about autumn, it’s that when it truly settles in, it triggers some kind of musical Pavlovian response in me…
November 5, 2025
Art Mengo: Un 15. Août En Février (1990)
One can’t bat 100, nor make every shot a hole in one. However, if one is lucky, one should celebrate something that’s…
September 23, 2025