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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Mix: 8. Dreaming Of A Dream (Walearic Japan – Vol. 2)
We can affect change or be an effect of change. These ideas, proposed wonderfully in Charles Demuth’s Spring, moved me to take up a…
February 2, 2018
Yoko Ueno: Voices (1993)
What a perfect image. Even William Blake must be blushing at Masumi Hara’s otherworldly portrait for Yoko Ueno’s Voices. Feminine angels (bearing…
January 26, 2018
Chinatsu Kuzuu: The City In The Sea (1991)
My mind races trying to describe Chinatsu Kuzuu’s music. Should I share with y’all my first impressions? First, I hear the voice…
January 23, 2018
Kaoru Todoroki: カルビンおじさんの 私生活 (Uncle Calvin’s Private Life) (1985)
First off, I have to apologize for the lo-fi quality of this recording. Unless your name is Masaki Eguti or you are…
January 19, 2018
Gontiti (ゴンチチ): Legacy Of Madam Q (1987)
I hate to say it but Osaka guitar duo Gontiti (pronounced Gon-Chi-Chi) really nailed it when they called themselves the creators of…
January 12, 2018
Killing Time: Irene (1988)
It is with great joy that I’ve decided to share Killing Time’s Irene. Undoubtedly one of the toughest groups to describe on…
January 5, 2018
Yoshio Ojima: Une Collection Des Chainons II: Music For Spiral (1988)
When I originally wrote my piece on Yoshio Ojima’s groundbreaking work Une Collection des Chainons I, I couldn’t think of why omitted…
December 22, 2017
Toshifumi Hinata: Story (1987)
I wish I had a great way to describe the beauty of Toshifumi Hinata’s music, more so, the beautiful music you’ll find…
December 15, 2017
Takashi Kokubo: Get At The Wave (1987)
Just reading about Takashi Kokubo makes one feel decidedly less accomplished. Since the early ‘80s, Edokko Takashi has been knee-deep in the…
December 8, 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
Hiroshi Yoshimura: Flora 1987 (1987)
There’s something about fall that makes me play Hiroshi Yoshimura’s music much more often. On prior albums like Green, A・I・R (Air In Resort),…
November 14, 2017