POiSON GiRL FRiEND: Melting Moment (1992)
I’m still venturing to think that 1992 must have been a very special time for Japan. If you caught my post about…
June 8, 2018
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Larry Levan Featuring Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Gwen Guthrie, Wally Badarou, Darryl Thompson: Padlock (Special Mixes) (1983)
Life is something special, isn’t it? That’s something you can palpably feel in the music of Larry Levan. When he introduced music…
June 5, 2018
Izumi Kobayashi: Coconuts High (1981)
What is it today? Over here, in the U.S. it’s the Friday just before Memorial Day, a long holiday weekend. Yes, it’s…
May 25, 2018
Miles Davis/Marcus Miller: Music From Siesta (1986)
Marcus Miller, this is your redemption song. Marcus Miller. Marcus Miller, man, where do I begin? For so long, had I absolutely…
May 22, 2018
Mebae Miyahara: Portfolio (1986)
Now, I finally feel that we’re ready for an album like Mebae Miyahara’s Port･fo･lio. But first a huge thanks to Giacomo Lee…
May 18, 2018
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
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