Danny Heines: Every Island (1988)
I’m trying to parse out of Danny’s own bio what could help explain his Every Island. In his own bio, Danny Heines…
July 16, 2019
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Mix: 28. Back In The Pool
Sometimes the best ideas come to you on-the-fly. Truth be told, I completely forgot about this month’s mix for LYL Radio. For…
July 12, 2019
Toshiyuki Honda (本多俊之): Saxophone Music (1986)
I think that just about does it. If you had on your bingo card Toshiyuki Honda to complete the Japanese “saxophonist goes…
July 5, 2019
Rob Mounsey + Flying Monkey Orchestra: Dig (1989)
Is it alright it if I take it easy on this one? I doubt Rob Mounsey would have wanted us to over…
July 2, 2019
Today’s Latin Project: Today’s Latin Project (1983)
A leftfield reimagining of vaunted Afro-Cuban jazz classics, in a new school “futuristic” Japanese Pop style, shouldn’t sound so interesting as it…
June 28, 2019
Riccardo Giagni: Kaunis Maa (1988)
Somehow, I’m stumbling on a theme. This is the second start of the week where I share the utterly brilliant work of…
June 25, 2019
Michael Atherton: Windshift (1990)
“Inspired ethnological musical exploration from an unlikely source.” — what better way to describe Michael Atherton’s Windshift? Michael Atherton might best be…
June 18, 2019
Mix: 27. Ruas Y Cidades (Minas Gerais Special: 1973-1990)
Cover Photography by @krstnshtlv As a writer, one always has floating on one’s head drafts of things to cover. For various years…
June 14, 2019
Yuki Nakayamate (なかやまて由希): Octopussy (オクトパシー) (1982)
My apologies to my less than trusty Google Translation app, but there are only a few things I can describe as legibly…
June 7, 2019
Gabriel Yacoub: Elementary Level Of Faith (1987)
If one can remember anything of French-Lebanese musician Gabriel Yacoub, it’s of the time he fronted progressive folk group Malicorne. Under Malicorne,…
June 4, 2019
Koichi Inamoto (稲本耕一): Message From Min-Yō クラリネットでちょっと気どって日本民謡 (1986)
Coming in clear, not just a message from Min’yō but one of other beautiful Japanese folk traditions from the Muromachi period and…
May 31, 2019
Rubaja and Hernandez: High Plateaux (1987)
Here’s another leftfield one from the Windham Hill label. A high mixture of Latin American rhythms, warm digital synthesis, and exploratory brass…
May 21, 2019