Marica: Jellyfish 海月 (1987)
When Yasuaki Shimizu’s Mariah split up their story appeared to end there. Marica’s Jellyfish 海月 proves that Mariah was just a small…
September 21, 2018
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The Voice & Rhythm: Ohh!!! (1985)
Leave it to me to create a post that’s not “evergreen” for a record that positively radiates with fun. Imagine Parliament set…
August 31, 2018
Tony Esposito: Tamburo (1982)
Let’s unwind for a moment. When I haven’t been busy occupying my days with writing, my mind and body has literally been…
August 14, 2018
Ziad Rahbani: Houdou Nisbi (1984)
First, a huge thanks to Kyle for sharing this wonderful album with me. Too smooth for a Disco Tehran party he dj’ed,…
August 7, 2018
Chagrin D’Amour: Chagrin D’Amour (1982)
Who knows what would have happened in France if New Yorker Valli Timbert hadn’t met filmmaker Philippe Bourgoin, at some Chelsea Hotel,…
July 24, 2018
I-Level: I-Level (1983)
Thatcher’s England must have been a messed up time to grow up in, right? At the height of her pull, Essex group,…
June 26, 2018
Kyoko Furuya: 冷たい水 (1982)
Here’s another album I’ve been holding off forever, waiting just for the right time of the year to share it. Kyoko Furuya’s…
June 15, 2018
Urszula Dudziak: Ulla (1982)
Someone, somewhere, (maybe a massive Polish Jazz aficionado), is absolutely, positively going to hate me for doing this: but I have to…
June 12, 2018
Larry Levan Featuring Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Gwen Guthrie, Wally Badarou, Darryl Thompson: Padlock (Special Mixes) (1983)
Life is something special, isn’t it? That’s something you can palpably feel in the music of Larry Levan. When he introduced music…
June 5, 2018
Izumi Kobayashi: Coconuts High (1981)
What is it today? Over here, in the U.S. it’s the Friday just before Memorial Day, a long holiday weekend. Yes, it’s…
May 25, 2018
Imagination: Shake It (1980)
From Germany, via the intriguing mind of Düsseldorf-native, multi-instrumentalist Uwe Ziß, comes this unlikely marriage of AOR, balearic, post-disco, funk, R&B, Krautrock,…
April 24, 2018
Maki Asakawa: Nothing At All To Lose (1988)
There always come a point in your life when you just have to say: “fuck it”…and lead with your heart. The late…
March 9, 2018