Nico (ニコ): Valeria (1983)
Top down, shades on, it’s time to take Nico’s Valerie out for a spin. Featuring the sterling work of twin brothers Mamoru…
July 31, 2020
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FAD: FAD! (1981)
First things first: Please go to Noka’s Youtube channel and hit “subscribe” to thank them for sharing this first. None other than…
March 13, 2020
Yukie Nishimura (西村由紀江): L’espoir (～レスポワール～) (1989)
I told you things were going to get real here. Let’s get intimate. Let’s get closer to the work of Yukie Nishimura.…
December 13, 2019
Today’s Latin Project: Today’s Latin Project (1983)
A leftfield reimagining of vaunted Afro-Cuban jazz classics, in a new school “futuristic” Japanese Pop style, shouldn’t sound so interesting as it…
June 28, 2019
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
The Milky Way: Summertime Love Song (1979)
Pull out your surfboard, put some sangria on ice, and really enjoy this one. A surprisingly unknown masterpiece, and a rare, rare,…
September 1, 2017
Kunio Muramatsu: Green Water (1983)
I so had another post in mind for today, but Kunio Muramatsu’s Green Water spoke to me and said: “hold that powder…
August 11, 2017
Katsutoshi Morizono: 4:17 p.m. (1985)
There’s an appeal to Katsutoshi Morizono’s 4:17 p.m. that can only be heightened, or fully appreciated, during summer, our current time of…
August 9, 2017
Kenji Omura: Gaijin Heaven (1983)
Power can manifest itself in many ways. Power isn’t always in the density of something but in the lightness of it. Kenji…
July 19, 2017
Sonia Rosa: Samba Amour (1979)
Heady, windswept, gauzy saudade that could only come from someone like Sonia Angelica De Carvalho Rosa, are things that don’t quite reveal themselves when you hear Samba…
May 16, 2017
Mari Iijima: Rosé (1983)
Sometimes it’s wise not to outpace the group. An album, or at least a collection of tracks, I love to recommend (whenever I…
December 5, 2016