Various Artists: Demo Tape 1 (1986)
Who can argue that an apple falls far from its tree after listening to Demo Tape 1? Demo Tape 1 was a compilation of…
February 9, 2018
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Jorge Degas & Marcelo Salazar: Muxima (1987)
Tread lightly, oh you who hate slap bass. Jorge Degas and Marcelo Salazar’s positively radiant Muxima has only two roles pushing all songs…
January 30, 2018
Ayizan: Dilijans (1984)
Mystical, otherworldly, Haitian rara and vodun funk from composer Alix Pascal. Under the group Ayizan, Alix moved away from his earlier beginnings…
December 12, 2017
Mix: 7. Only Love
I was going to write about how much I appreciate all of you, the readers, who keep visiting this blog and give…
November 22, 2017
Santiago: Walking The Voodoo Nights (1979)
Proof positive that maybe the Germans were on to something. In 1979, the independent German music critics’ association bestowed upon Santiago’s Walking…
November 17, 2017
南佳孝, 観, 太田建: 882 Studio (1985)
These are the kinds of records that just mean the world to me. They’re the ones so full of potential, yet profoundly…
October 24, 2017
Tabo’s Project: Eyes Of A Child (1986)
Other than being a great proponent of why we need paid maternity leave in America, Tabo’s Project Eyes Of A Child is a…
October 6, 2017
The Milky Way: Summertime Love Song (1979)
Pull out your surfboard, put some sangria on ice, and really enjoy this one. A surprisingly unknown masterpiece, and a rare, rare,…
September 1, 2017
Kunio Muramatsu: Green Water (1983)
I so had another post in mind for today, but Kunio Muramatsu’s Green Water spoke to me and said: “hold that powder…
August 11, 2017
Katsutoshi Morizono: 4:17 p.m. (1985)
There’s an appeal to Katsutoshi Morizono’s 4:17 p.m. that can only be heightened, or fully appreciated, during summer, our current time of…
August 9, 2017
Mike Francis: Let’s Not Talk About It (1984)
Now this, this right here, is the promised boogie wonderland. The late Michele Francesco Puccioni’s (aka Mike Francis) 1984 debut is that…
July 21, 2017
Kenji Omura: Gaijin Heaven (1983)
Power can manifest itself in many ways. Power isn’t always in the density of something but in the lightness of it. Kenji…
July 19, 2017