Uman: Chaleur Humaine (1992)
Uman, pronounced (YOO-mahn), was a unique group. Vacillating from many visions — world music, ambient, jazz, and many uncategorizable things — this…
March 12, 2019
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Hideki Mitsumori (光森英毅): 彩 Colours (1990)
I’m at a loss what to classify the late, great Hideki Mitsumori’s 彩 Colours as. It’s obviously heavily indebted to world music…
March 8, 2019
Do’ah: World Dance (1988)
A call to worship, that’s what do’a, the original Arabic-Persian name for New Age group Do’ah means. World Dance by Do’ah slots…
March 5, 2019
Mieko Shimizu ( 清水三恵子): 桃天夢-Totem- (1988)
Totem proves there’s more than one genius behind the Shimizu family tree. Rightfully, it gives you a peek into the deeply brilliant…
March 1, 2019
Mekong Zoo: Minimal Dance (1995)
Let’s do things recursively. Mekong Zoo’s Minimal Dance is exactly as its written — dance music with minimal gestures. Minimal Dance is…
February 26, 2019
Keita: Healing Feeling (1993)
Oh, that healing feeling. Heaven knows I’ve been needing it more than usual, lately. Thankfully, I’ve had just the prescription for when…
February 8, 2019
Sanford Ponder: Etosha – Private Music In The Land Of Dry Water (1985)
Sanford Ponder’s Etosha – Private Music In The Land Of Dry Water holds distinction for many things. One of them is being…
February 5, 2019
Mix: 21. Healing Feeling (Awa Muse Special)
How do we get beyond the “fourth world” ideas thought of by early progenitors of it, like Eno and Jon Hassell? We…
January 25, 2019
Kenneth Nash: A Touch Of Nash – Music From A Far Away Place (1987)
For those looking elsewhere for inspiration, you can turn your heads away from Japan, for just a moment. Let’s look back toward…
January 15, 2019
Andrea Piazza: Tirtaganga (1989)
There’s always a lovely melodicism to Italian minimalist music. Lately, I’ve been fascinated by the works of little known Italian record label…
January 8, 2019
Lyu Hongjun (劉宏軍): 大地の詩 (Songs Of The Earth) (1988)
There’s a palpable meditation hovering around Lyu Hong-Jun’s masterwork 大地の詩, otherwise known as “Songs Of The Earth” or “Earth Songs”. Recorded for pioneering…
December 14, 2018
Mix: 20. Luftsånger: A Walk With Kindred Spirits (Guest Mix by Klas Trollius)
Guest Mix by Klas Trollius Editor’s Note: I thought about what FOND/SOUND reader Klas states below: “connected to place-making (by creating a certain atmosphere,…
December 11, 2018