coba (小林靖宏): ROOTS? (ルーツ？) (1995)
There’s a seemingly unwritten line written in music. It’s between those whose aim is to recreate the past and those whose gaze…
June 5, 2026
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Takashi Kako (加古隆): 幻想行 (Long Journey) (1990)
Recently, when I had an opportunity to speak with Yibing about my contribution to her radio show, Tranquilamente Radio, one important thing…
May 7, 2026
Rynten Okazaki (岡崎倫典): サウンド フォトシリーズ①ー富良野 (Sound Photo Series 1 – Furano) (1998)
As I keep coming back to Rynten Okazaki’s サウンド フォトシリーズ①ー富良野 Sound Photo Series 1 – Furano, I keep trying to place myself…
May 1, 2026
Shun Komatsubara (小松原俊): Dear (1992)
In a world full of so many musical instruments, it’s increasingly tempting to cast off the acoustic guitar as a relic of…
April 22, 2026
Naomi Akimoto (秋本奈緒美): 水彩画 (Watercolor Painting) (1984)
If you ask me, I do not believe that any artist must suffer for their art. For every suffering artist who produces…
March 12, 2026
Nae Yūki (裕木奈江): 水の精 (Water Spirit) (1994)
There’s something masterful about the black-and-white photo adorning the cover of Nae Yūki’s masterpiece: 水の精 (Water Spirit). A portrait of the artist,…
March 5, 2026
Joe T (ジョー・ティー): Tales From The Velvet Project (1997)
Much like many of you, my least favorite form of music writing is that of some boomer prattling on about how much…
February 26, 2026
Mitsu (榊原光裕): 水の彩 (Clouds In The Water) (1989)
I’ll be the first to admit this: sometimes the story doesn’t write itself–until it does.
February 20, 2026
Derek Nakamoto: Fuyu (1996)
Listening to Derek Nakamoto’s Fuyu, I can understand why he chose winter to inspire its creation. As he states perfectly in the…
February 11, 2026
The Sync: Beat The System (1993)
Sometimes the biggest mysteries are quite simply those right in front of you. I say this because I’m staring at a copy…
February 4, 2026
Tōzokudan (盗賊団): King of Mix (キングオブミックス) (1994)
I believe that the art of a perfect remix lies in realizing that its intended audience wants to imagine the original track…
December 19, 2025
Kazutoshi Yokoyama (横山和俊): Headphone (1994)
The more I research Kazutoshi Yokoyama’s Headphone, the more I’m struck by something I’ve discovered: Kazutoshi didn’t know what ambient was during…
December 12, 2025