Hiroki Komazawa (駒沢裕城): Feliz (フェリース) (1992)
Sometimes I think various music reviewers and blogs bandy the term “floating” a bit too loosely with music. What some might think…
August 21, 2020
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Daisaku Kume (久米 大作): Eastern Shore (1993)
I should stop saying this but it still boggles my mind that certain names aren’t more well known everywhere. Case in point:…
August 7, 2020
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
Seri Ishikawa(石川セリ): Toru Takemitsu Pop Songs (1995)
Editor’s Note: For today’s post we’re joined by Tristan Pollack sharing a wonderful recording (a collaborative work) between Japanese pop star Seri…
July 24, 2020
S.E.N.S.(神思者): Masala Tea Waltz ～海のシルクロード サウンドトラック II (1988)
How does one get into the surprisingly prolific work of S.E.N.S. made up of the duo of Akihiko Fukaura and Yukari Katsuki?…
July 3, 2020
Akira Sakata (坂田明): Silent Plankton (1991)
Take a look at the image above. What you see is an image of a creature belonging to the Daphnia genus. Entirely…
June 26, 2020
Mix: 41. Light and Color (Brazilian-Japanese Special)
You don’t always know where the muse takes you but sometimes you get some semblance of its thoughts. Looking back at my…
June 18, 2020
Open Sesame!: Chocolate Panic (1985)
Let’s have a talk about cancel culture. I refuse to endorse any images that will promote racism of any kind. We punch…
June 5, 2020
Ayuo Takahashi (高橋鮎生): Nova Carmina (1986)
Certain albums just sound special from the get-go. When I put on Ayuo Takahashi’s Nova Carmina instantly I hear something that takes…
May 15, 2020
Ayuo Takahashi (高橋鮎生): Silent Film (1985)
Some of my favorite artists are those that fluctuate along the same wavelength as yours truly. One of these is the incomparable…
May 8, 2020
Yoshio Ohtomo Quartet (大友義雄クヮルテット): As A Child (1978)
And now some jazz… up next on my ongoing quest to lose half my audience: Yoshio Ohtomo Quartet’s As A Child. I…
April 24, 2020
Toshiya Sukegawa (助川敏弥): Bioçic Music – Astrology (バイオシック・ミュージック「星座」) (1993)
Let’s take what we can from the late Toshiya Sukegawa’s Bioçic Music – Astrology. Another album in the little understood (or heard)…
April 17, 2020