Yukarie (塚越優香): Love.sea (1997)
Stop me if I’ve said this before: we all know when we’ve landed on our chosen instrument. Right now, as I’m listening…
October 15, 2026
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26 records
Sold Out: Souled – The Magic Of The Language Of Music In Effect (1991)
As a huge fan of music of any stripe, one of my favorite things to do is simply follow wherever any piece…
August 19, 2026
Joy Salinas: Joy Salinas (1991)
Of all the reasons I keep this blog going, one of them has to be this: we need new heroes. For far…
August 12, 2026
Chieko Kinbara (金原千恵子): Silence (2001)
Whenever I think of something to share, I first try to think of why I want to share it. In the case…
July 2, 2026
Gota & The Heart Of Gold (屋敷豪太): Somethin’ To Talk About (1993)
If one can come up with a phrase to chart Gota Yashiki’s life I think it’s this: Choose your own adventure. Dig…
June 25, 2026
MariMari (マリマリ): 耳と目そしてエコー (Ears and Eyes, Then Echo) (1997)
I imagine y’all have been in the same position I’ve been. How do you quantify why something makes you feel a certain…
June 11, 2026
The Sync: Beat The System (1993)
Sometimes the biggest mysteries are quite simply those right in front of you. I say this because I’m staring at a copy…
February 4, 2026
Soul Family Sensation: New Wave (1991)
Call me a hopeless romantic, but I have a strange fascination with music from bands that sound like they overshot their inspiration.…
December 17, 2025
Art Mengo: Un 15. Août En Février (1990)
One can’t bat 100, nor make every shot a hole in one. However, if one is lucky, one should celebrate something that’s…
September 23, 2025
Mathilda May: Mathilda May (1992)
We’ve all got to have a bit of grace with ourselves sometimes. Lately, I’ve realized that one thing I miss is sharing…
September 9, 2025
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
Ikko (川井郁子): #2 (ニ) (1995)
We all make decisions on what we share with others. Sometimes what we hide might run the gamut of what we feel…
December 15, 2023