Gota & The Heart Of Gold (屋敷豪太): Somethin’ To Talk About (1993)
If one can come up with a phrase to chart Gota Yashiki’s life I think it’s this: Choose your own adventure. Dig…
June 25, 2026
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Minako Honda (本田 美奈子): Oversea (オーヴァーシー) (1987)
While I was writing about “Korea’s Madonna”, mentally, my mind going elsewhere, as well, thinking about that other Madonna: the late, great,…
May 12, 2023
Altay Veloso: Paixão de D’Artagnan (1988)
As you all may know now, “late summer” is more of a vibe than a season. It’s in between times when hot…
August 16, 2022
Shinji Harada (原田真二): Doing Wonders (ドゥーイング・ワンダース) (1986)
“Prince.” Now with that out of the way, can I focus on what I think is one of J-Soul’s least heralded and…
January 21, 2022
Nico (ニコ): Valeria (1983)
Top down, shades on, it’s time to take Nico’s Valerie out for a spin. Featuring the sterling work of twin brothers Mamoru…
July 31, 2020
Ian Lynn: Forgotten Summer
I had a feeling I’d find a way to touch on one of the record label MMC’s other brilliant gems this year…
June 10, 2020
Carla Bley (with Steve Swallow): Night-glo (1985)
I’ll be completely honest. Lately, it’s been getting harder to carve out time to write for this blog. After a long moment…
December 11, 2019
Zoé: Zoé (1987)
Truly no one is a prophet in their own land. Simply scroll down and look at the all Japanese superstars of boogie,…
August 23, 2019
Coati Mundi: The Former 12 Year Old Genius (1983)
Sometimes, I feel that there’s no truer saying than this one: “you can never be a prophet in your own land”. It…
August 20, 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
Mich Live: Message From Heart (1986)
When we last left now Dr. Mitsuru Sawamura, it was 1989 and he had released a wonderful unclassifiable bit of Japanese New…
April 12, 2019
Michiko Akao: Yokobue (1983)
I’m afraid people might get the wrong impression when they listen to the opening track from Michiko Akao’s Yokobue. What’s there to…
October 26, 2018