Yoshio Suzuki: Touch of Rain (1986)
Yoshio Suzuki writes in a way that breaks up my style of writing. You see, I have a ritual I go through…
March 27, 2017
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Tag: environmental music
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Macias: Regreso a Valencia (1988)
One of my favorite albums from one of my favorite record label series. Largely piano-based, José Luis Macias’s Regreso a Valencia (Returning to Valencia) touched on…
March 8, 2017
Masahide Sakuma: Lisa (1984)
Going back to yesterday’s point about how Music Interior provided a space for musician’s to stretch outside their known fields, today we…
November 17, 2016
Ichiko Hashimoto: Ichiko (1984)
Ichiko Hashimoto on acoustic piano, synthesizer, and vocal – that’s what the liner notes to Ichiko Hashimoto’s one and only release on…
November 16, 2016
Yoshio Suzuki: Morning Picture (1984)
A promise tendered is a debt owed. I hinted at more music from Music Interior and here’s my first share. Let’s begin…
November 15, 2016
Various Artists: Sounds From the Interior (The Music Interior Sampler) (1985)
It’s not often you get a peek at something legitimately different. Released in 1985, on Canadian record label Attic, Sounds from the…
November 14, 2016
Yoshio Ojima: Une Collection Des Chainons I: Music For Spiral (1988)
Some music is really hard to describe. Not because it’s indescribable, but because the vast amount of background info required to contextualize…
November 4, 2016
Hiroshi Yoshimura: Green (1986)
Recorded by Hiroshi Yoshimura at his private studio, Hiroh 806, using Yamaha DX7, TX7, and FB01 synthesizers, a Roland MSQ-700 sequencer and…
October 14, 2016
Hiroshi Yoshimura: Soundscape 1: Surround (1986)
It’s easy to get away with music that sounds like something. Vast store shelves are littered with “albums” proclaiming exactly what you’ll…
October 12, 2016
Hiroshi Yoshimura: A・I・R (Air In Resort) (1984)
Hiroshi Yoshimura was commissioned in 1984 by Japanese multi-national personal care company Shiseido to create something that might be entirely out of…
October 10, 2016
Hiroshi Yoshimura: Pier & Loft (1983)
Self-released on cassette in 1983, Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Pier & Loft earns the distinction of being both his most hard to find record (Discogs prices…
September 30, 2016
Hiroshi Yoshimura: Music For Nine Post Cards (1982)
Every Hiroshi Yoshimura record is a bit of something very special. Versed in the mastery of combining environmental sound with personal music, every bit…
September 28, 2016