Takio Ito & Takio Band: TAKIO-ソーラン節 (1988)
One hasn’t lived until they’ve experienced the force of nature that is Takio Ito’s voice. If you’ve encountered the soul stirring vocal…
March 29, 2019
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KEDGE: Complete Samples (1988)
And now for some early magic from notable J-Pop producer and songwriter Keiichi Tomita aka Tomita Lab. Complete Samples by KEDGE, for…
March 15, 2019
Hideki Mitsumori (光森英毅): 彩 Colours (1990)
I’m at a loss what to classify the late, great Hideki Mitsumori’s 彩 Colours as. It’s obviously heavily indebted to world music…
March 8, 2019
Mieko Shimizu ( 清水三恵子): 桃天夢-Totem- (1988)
Totem proves there’s more than one genius behind the Shimizu family tree. Rightfully, it gives you a peek into the deeply brilliant…
March 1, 2019
Mekong Zoo: Minimal Dance (1995)
Let’s do things recursively. Mekong Zoo’s Minimal Dance is exactly as its written — dance music with minimal gestures. Minimal Dance is…
February 26, 2019
Keita: Healing Feeling (1993)
Oh, that healing feeling. Heaven knows I’ve been needing it more than usual, lately. Thankfully, I’ve had just the prescription for when…
February 8, 2019
Exotics: Library (1983)
Faceless and nameless, but not without their charms. Library by Exotics is a fantastically twisted album that orbits between the worlds of…
February 1, 2019
Mix: 21. Healing Feeling (Awa Muse Special)
How do we get beyond the “fourth world” ideas thought of by early progenitors of it, like Eno and Jon Hassell? We…
January 25, 2019
Ken-Ichiro Isoda (磯田健一郎): ナチュラル・トリップ マジエルの星 (1990)
Someone’s going to look back at this post and wonder: “why the hell did this guy write so much about what amounts…
January 18, 2019
Tomoyuki Asakawa (朝川朋之): Relaxation Music Harp and Wave(1991)
This next one, for me, has been pretty special ever since I received it. It took me a while to pinpoint why…
January 11, 2019
Criola (クリオラ): Winter Songbook (1992)
I have a confession to make: I didn’t quite “get” Criola’s Winter Songbook, for a long time. Looking back, though, this season,…
December 21, 2018
Lyu Hongjun (劉宏軍): 大地の詩 (Songs Of The Earth) (1988)
There’s a palpable meditation hovering around Lyu Hong-Jun’s masterwork 大地の詩, otherwise known as “Songs Of The Earth” or “Earth Songs”. Recorded for pioneering…
December 14, 2018