Patty Pravo: Ideogrammi (1994)
In this day and age, when there’s no lack of opinions, I go back to a few personal heroes. When I think…
February 8, 2022
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23 records
Lotus (ロータス): Kasumi Experience (1996)
And now: more of something I wish there was more history to share about — Lotus Kasumi Experience. It’s that kind of…
August 6, 2021
Yasué: Cosmic Pandora (1997)
Forgive me for burying the lede but I have to go back to Yassue. For all of those that thought Yassue’s story…
July 30, 2021
Michiru Akiyoshi (秋吉みちる): Mangetsu (1991)
More fierce humans to support: Monday Michiru Akiyoshi-Mariano. Where does one start with the wildfly prolific career of Monday? How about the…
December 11, 2020
Various Artists: しおのみち ニの巻 (Shio-No-Michi) Vol.2
For those that don’t believe we can there’s a way to engage with the outside world while stuck inside one’s inner space,…
March 20, 2020
Daniel Goldberg: Out Of Africa (Swarovski Lounge Vol. 1) (2004)
Ok, I’ll faint ignorance on this one but is it enough for me to pass up this opportunity? No. For all of…
August 27, 2019
Asiabeat: Spirit Of The People (1991)
Although the mind behind rotating Southeast Asian supergroup Asiabeat has always been gifted Malaysian percussionist (and Fulbright Scholar) Lewis Pragasam, on Spirit…
August 9, 2019
EG and Alice: 24 Years Of Hunger (1991)
We could only be so lucky to age as well as EG and Alice’s 24 Years Of Hunger has. Now, it seems,…
February 12, 2019
I-Level: I-Level (1983)
Thatcher’s England must have been a messed up time to grow up in, right? At the height of her pull, Essex group,…
June 26, 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