Minako Honda (本田 美奈子): Oversea (オーヴァーシー) (1987)
While I was writing about “Korea’s Madonna”, mentally, my mind going elsewhere, as well, thinking about that other Madonna: the late, great,…
May 12, 2023
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23 records
Konk: Jams (1988)
It’s not normal for me to phone it in but these aren’t normal times. Yours truly, in case anyone’s wondering, has been…
February 2, 2021
Zoé: Zoé (1987)
Truly no one is a prophet in their own land. Simply scroll down and look at the all Japanese superstars of boogie,…
August 23, 2019
Marica: Jellyfish 海月 (1987)
When Yasuaki Shimizu’s Mariah split up their story appeared to end there. Marica’s Jellyfish 海月 proves that Mariah was just a small…
September 21, 2018
Genji Sawai: Sowaka (1984)
Is it Jazz? How many times can one ask that question. What exactly constitutes Jazz? Genji Sawai’s Sowaka stretches this idea limit.…
February 23, 2018
Various Artists: Demo Tape 1 (1986)
Who can argue that an apple falls far from its tree after listening to Demo Tape 1? Demo Tape 1 was a compilation of…
February 9, 2018
南佳孝, 観, 太田建: 882 Studio (1985)
These are the kinds of records that just mean the world to me. They’re the ones so full of potential, yet profoundly…
October 24, 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
Imagination: Night Dubbing (1983)
“Forget your sorrow let’s start livin’ for today” those are the sublime spliced verses that kick off this monumental piece of house music. Before such…
May 12, 2017
Sly and Robbie: Language Barrier (1985)
I’m looking at the liner notes to Sly & Robbie’s Language Barrier right now. Performances by Afrika Bambaataa, Bernie Worrell, Mikey Chung, Manu Dibango,…
May 10, 2017
Urban Dance: Urban Dance (1985)
Even for Haruomi Hosono, Urban Dance is a rare bird. Let me step back. After listening to Friends of Earth and Love,…
March 29, 2017
Mioko Yamaguchi: Moon-Light Princess (1983)
Do you know what I love about Mioko Yamaguchi? That no matter what she attempts, she finds a way to actually do…
March 17, 2017