Kensuke Shiina (椎名謙介): Have Some More Java? (Ring Of Fire Remixes) (1997)
What’s the sign of a great remix? For me, it’s that the cover version sets the spirit of the original onto a…
November 7, 2025
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Yumiko Okayasu (岡安由美子): パリの中国人 (Mrs. Chinaman In Paris) (1987)
What can I say? When the first thing that greets you in someone’s bio is that their occupations have included actress, singer,…
October 29, 2025
Bambou: Made In China (1989)
The more I dig into the story behind Bambou’s Made In China, the more I realize there’s a reason for the phrase…
October 22, 2025
Mari Natsuki (夏木マリ): Fujin Club (婦人倶楽部) (1986)
When I think of heroes we should elevate, my mind turns to someone like Mari Natsuki. Singer, actress, and dancer, she’s best…
September 19, 2025
Ambient7 (アンビエント7): Full Moon (1997)
With summer winding down, my mind drifts to albums like Ambient7’s Full Moon. Ostensibly, it’s something you’d find (if you can find…
August 21, 2025
Yuki Takao Group: Ripening “Japanese Esthetic Sense” (1992)
The funny thing about sharing your own thoughts — about having your own site, about trying to give space for those who…
August 14, 2025
Semba Kiyohiko (仙波清彦): Jasmine Talk (1996)
How does one capture the enormity of someone like percussionist Kiyohiko Semba? Do you focus on his early work as a key…
July 31, 2025
Konami Kukeiha Club (コナミ矩形波倶楽部): 魍魎戦記 (Madara 2 Sound Fantasia) (1993)
I feel like every time I write about video game music, I should preface my review with a disclaimer: I’m not a…
July 24, 2025
Takagi Kan (高木完): Artman (アートマン) (1997)
As a writer, one of the toughest things to gauge is just how deep you want to go down the rabbit hole…
July 17, 2025
Hiroki Tamaki (玉木広樹): 音楽浴 田園・・・・ラプソディ (Music Bath – Countryside… Rhapsody) (1992)
I don’t know about you, but one way I try to really understand music—or at least those behind its creation—is to dig…
June 12, 2025
Keiji Itsukashi (嚴樫圭司): Tender Tone (1998)
No one needs a reminder of how delicate history is. But I’m reminded of it quite vividly whenever I listen to the…
June 5, 2025
Plus (プラス): Cross Power Flower (クロスパワーフラワー) (1992)
Blessed are those who have background info to work from. I say this because I need to come clean about the album…
May 15, 2025