Mix: 47. All Modern Conveniences
“Old-fashioned she might be, dated like last year’s pop-song…”, so too, must I take it inspiration from the late, great Clifford T.…
December 1, 2020
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Esther Ofarim, Eberhard Schoener, Wolf Wondratschek, Ulf Miehe: Complicated Ladies (1982)
Truth be told, few records in my collection sound like Esther Ofarim’s Complicated Ladies. Well, truth be told, few albums will ever…
February 11, 2020
Haruo Kubota, Yasuharu Konishi, Tetsutaro Sakurai: The Historic Recordings From The “Girl Girl Girl” Radio Show Volume 3 (1995)
Guest post by Giacomo Lee. You’d think being in one of the biggest cult Japanese bands of the ’90s would make one…
October 4, 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
Mix. 16: Pari Shōkōgun – Japanese French Pop Music 1981-1992
For my first show with French broadcaster LYL Radio I felt obliged to engage in a bit of navel-gazing. I began by…
October 9, 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
Nara Leao: Dez Anos Depois (1971)
Sometime, in the winter of 1971, a young Nara Leao is being besieged by certain elements. Walking through streets and bridges with fellow…
December 19, 2017
Takami Hasegawa (長谷川孝水): L’Ecume Des Jours (日々の泡) (1983)
These are the kind of stories that make me smile. Truth be told, there is desperately little story out there to tell…
November 10, 2017
Tuca: Dracula, I Love You (1974)
Periodically, I like to dive into my old “A Track, A Day” blog archives for music I’ve written about before but I…
October 31, 2017
Yukako Hayase: 薔薇のしっぽ Roses’ Tails (1989)
Where does one start with Yukako Hayase? That’s the question I asked myself when debating, for what seemed like forever, what would…
October 20, 2017
Alain Chamfort: Amour, Année Zéro
I almost hate myself for sharing this. It’s like eating a slice of sublime dark chocolate cake, followed by a full…
August 2, 2017