Mecano: Ya Viene El Sol (1984)
What a shining moment. It took Mecano two albums to properly shake off being also-rans, to truly get to what made (or…
May 15, 2018
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Mix: 11. Many Songs About Love
“Why are there so many songs about love?” that’s the heavy question posited by one Terry Day in “Luv, Luv, Luv”. As…
May 9, 2018
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin: Up From The Dark (1986)
I think the right phrase for this one is: “all my Christmases came at once”. Never before had I thought I’d be…
May 8, 2018
Romie Singh: Masters (1986)
Romie Singh’s Masters is more than just one killer 12” dub plate surrounded by lord knows what. Masters is a wonderful reminder…
May 1, 2018
Imagination: Shake It (1980)
From Germany, via the intriguing mind of Düsseldorf-native, multi-instrumentalist Uwe Ziß, comes this unlikely marriage of AOR, balearic, post-disco, funk, R&B, Krautrock,…
April 24, 2018
Jean-Michel Gascuel: La Vie Continue (1984)
Holding fast to some heartfelt theory, I do believe the best musicians aren’t always, exactly “musicians” themselves. Joining us today in our…
April 20, 2018
Subliminal Calm: Subliminal Calm (1992)
Whenever I put on Subliminal Calm’s first and only release I immediately think of spring. Featuring a sublime mix of country, dub,…
April 13, 2018
Terry Day Featuring Laura Davis: Look At Me (1987)
From French record label Nato comes another wonderful batch of Jazz not Jazz. Look At Me, the debut from English multi-instrumentalist Terry Day,…
March 20, 2018
Real Fish: テナン Tenon (1985)
I might be stringing myself out there but it’s due time for me to bring up the unbridled, unheralded genius of Seiji…
March 16, 2018
Maki Asakawa: Nothing At All To Lose (1988)
There always come a point in your life when you just have to say: “fuck it”…and lead with your heart. The late…
March 9, 2018
Mix 9. Panorama Heaven (Walearic Japan – Vol. 1)
The dream continues…coming in next, but arguably first in its conception, is my mix for Radio Jiro on NTS. In this mix I’ll…
March 6, 2018
Mick Karn: Titles (1982)
It’s hard for me to separate Mick’s past from the work you’ll hear in Titles. Still impossibly underrated and unaccounted for — compared…
February 20, 2018