Kusu Kusu (クスクス): 世界が一番幸せな日 (Sekai Ga Ichiban Shiawase Na Nichi) (1990)
Timing. Isn’t that what life’s all about? If you’re there at the right moment, it all works out. If you’re there late,…
August 8, 2023
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Chito Kawachi (チト河内): チトチック/クラクラ (1993)
There is no harder thing for a music reviewer to do than categorize music that’s, quite simply, uncategorizable. Especially so when it’s…
August 4, 2023
East Pulse: Asian Mirage (1983)
Sometimes there isn’t any time better than the right time to share something. And in my case, it’s now or never, for…
August 1, 2023
Toshinobu Kubota (久保田利伸): Kubojah – Parallel World (1991)
You know, sometimes the hardest part is making a decision. And in my case, it’s selecting the crown jewel amongst so many…
July 7, 2023
Teresa Carpio (杜麗莎): 心己许 (Tokyo Dreaming) (1986)
“I was born to sing” – so graces the words of Teresa Carpio, to the Japanese-version of her powerful pan-Asian debut, 心己许…
June 13, 2023
Tomoki Kanda (神田朋樹): 「Interstellar Interlude」(2012)
Sometimes, I think we’re all in need of some kind of palette cleanser. At the cusp of summer, the urge is to…
June 9, 2023
Sha’aban Yahya: Return To Jogja (1992)
You know, sometimes you’ve got to step back and realize that there’s only so much thread to pull at. It’s not ideal,…
June 6, 2023
Maria Kawamura (川村 万梨阿): 「春の夢」Sanctus (1991)
You know, there’s something strangely meditative about filling out a Discogs credit list. I find it so, because you feel like you…
May 19, 2023
Yang Xiao-lin (楊小琳): 禧樂 (I Take You There) (1999)
The more I listen to Yang Xiao-lin’s 禧樂 (I Take You There), the more I’m impressed by how malleable folklore is. In…
May 16, 2023
Mix: 75. Deep Valley (幽谷)
When I went about curating my latest mix for LYL Radio, a phrase kept guiding me forward: “atmosphere as culture”. If any…
May 3, 2023
Yukiyo Nakamura (中村幸代): The Arch Of The Heavens (1994)
It’s not often you recognize “genius” straight away, yet it’s not often you get to hear such precocious brilliance of the likes…
March 17, 2023
Ivor Cutler: Jammy Smears (1976)
“Now and again, we meet for tea. This is our universe: cups of tea. We have a beautiful cosmos, you and me.”…
March 14, 2023