Yukio Sasaki (佐々木幸男): Jealousy (ジェラシー) (1990)
We all have our soft spots. Lately, for me, it’s been sharing certain kinds of “rainy day” albums tailor-made to appeal to…
March 29, 2024
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Emmanuel: Entre Lunas (1988)
As the child of first-generation immigrants, I imagine, many of y’all have had a similar relationship with your parents’ culture as I’ve…
March 26, 2024
Rosana: Doce Pecado (1990)
One of the blessings afforded to me by choosing this small platform to hold a conversation, is that I get to talk…
March 19, 2024
Leila White (レイラ・ホワイト): Endless Dream (エンドレス・ドリーム) (1995)
I have a belief: whenever history fails you, find some poetry. I say this because, unfortunately for us, there is little oral…
March 15, 2024
Silje Nergaard: Tell Me Where You’re Going (1990)
Isn’t pop music such a fickle beast? It seems, one moment anyone could hold the world’s glimmer…only to be shuttled off when…
March 12, 2024
Mix: 83. Discos De Amor
With spring just around the corner for most of us, undoubtedly, my mind turned toward emotions conjured by such in-between periods. There’s…
March 5, 2024
hyym: 魂の門～ダンテ「神曲」より (Tamashii no Mon ~ Dante “Shinkyoku” Yori) (1992)
First off: a huge tip of my hat to fellow F/S blog reader, Victor Hsu Jui-Ting, for cluing me to today’s album…
February 23, 2024
Diethelm & Famulari: Diethelm/Famulari (1984)
No joke, I too sometimes feel puzzled as you might be with what gets shared on this blog. On a regular day,…
February 20, 2024
Yoshiro Nakamura (中村善郎): Literário (文学的なもの・・・) (1990)
With Valentine’s Day upon us, I thought I’d share an album that’s one of those perfect mood makers. I’ve often said this:…
February 14, 2024
Silvia Iriondo: Silvia Iriondo (1990)
Few artists have done quite as much to advance the idea of a “nuevo canción” quite like Argentina’s Silvia Iriondo. Yet, perhaps,…
January 30, 2024
Bebeto Alves: Danço Só – E Fico Assim Mais Oriental Me Invento Toda Manhã (1988)
The more one explores music, the more one discovers how open borders create the most interesting ideas and those living at the…
January 23, 2024
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