Nae Yūki (裕木奈江): 水の精 (Water Spirit) (1994)
There’s something masterful about the black-and-white photo adorning the cover of Nae Yūki’s masterpiece: 水の精 (Water Spirit). A portrait of the artist,…
March 5, 2026
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Tag: dream pop
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Maria Kawamura (川村 万梨阿): 「春の夢」Sanctus (1991)
You know, there’s something strangely meditative about filling out a Discogs credit list. I find it so, because you feel like you…
May 19, 2023
Salon Music (サロンミュージック): O Boy (1988)
Certain albums are pretty hard to justify, or quantify, the how, when, or why to share. Salon Music’s O Boy isn’t one…
March 18, 2022
POiSON GiRL FRiEND: Melting Moment (1992)
I’m still venturing to think that 1992 must have been a very special time for Japan. If you caught my post about…
June 8, 2018
Mecano: Ya Viene El Sol (1984)
What a shining moment. It took Mecano two albums to properly shake off being also-rans, to truly get to what made (or…
May 15, 2018
Jean-Michel Gascuel: La Vie Continue (1984)
Holding fast to some heartfelt theory, I do believe the best musicians aren’t always, exactly “musicians” themselves. Joining us today in our…
April 20, 2018
Sonoko: La Débutante (1987)
Donovan’s A Gift From A Flower To A Garden, Paul McCartney’s Ram, Kate Bush’s The Dreaming, or Clifford T. Ward’s Mantle Pieces,…
March 23, 2018
Mio Fou: Mio Fou (1984)
Just look at that album cover. Mio Fou’s self-titled debut has an album cover that has fascinated me to no end. You see,…
April 21, 2017
Beto Guedes: Amor De Índio (1978)
here’s always a tinge of nostalgia I feel when I play any album by a Clube Da Esquina alum. Once you hear that Minas Gerais sound, it’s…
January 30, 2017
Naoki Asai: アバ・ハイジ (Aber Heidschi) (1988)
A perfect album for our alternate reality, filled with alternative facts. In a perfect world there would be lines upon lines of information…
January 23, 2017
Pale Cocoon: 繭 (1984)
This might not be the most proper way to start off FOND/SOUND’s blogging new year, but I’m hoping for a blessing in disguise.…
January 4, 2017
Seri Ishikawa: Rakuen (1985)
Nothing’s worse than someone recommending a half-great album. I hate doing so, and I’d imagine you’d half-hate downloading an album only to find…
November 28, 2016