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
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Tag: jazz not jazz
23 records
Jan Reimer: The Point Of No Return (1985)
For all those who care, you can file this one under: “another one of Diego’s curious little side trips indulging in the…
April 28, 2026
Antoine Illouz: Sud (1985)
Jazz. Why even bother? At least, that’s what I ask myself when I choose to share something from that realm. Of all…
August 30, 2022
Keishi Urata (浦田恵司): 世界の果て (Final Frontier) (1989)
Talk about worlds within worlds. Isn’t that the essence of Keishi Urata’s 世界の果て (Final Frontier)? It’s about combining electronically-imagined sound atmospheres with…
July 1, 2022
Moshiri & Akira Sakata (モシリ+坂田明): Kamuychikap (God’s Bird) (第１集 カムイ チカ) (1991)
What is a protest song? Hopefully, as our musical tastes have evolved, one can recognize how the best protest songs are those…
June 25, 2021
Konk: Jams (1988)
It’s not normal for me to phone it in but these aren’t normal times. Yours truly, in case anyone’s wondering, has been…
February 2, 2021
Loredana Bertè: Traslocando (1982)
Before the image, before the story, before the music, before anything else, what really gets to you is that voice. In full…
December 8, 2020
Interview: Randy Honea
Talk about being in the right place and at the right time. Normally, I’m not blessed with great timing but I consider…
October 9, 2020
Mark Wood: La Mezcla (1988)
Now here’s a man after my own musical heart. Untied to any single genre or set on creating some easily classifiable, Mark…
September 15, 2020
Flesh & Bone: Skeleton Woman (1992)
Pardon me a bit today, for there is a whole lot to unpack behind this work Flesh & Bone’s Skeleton Woman. So,…
April 7, 2020
Uman: Chaleur Humaine (1992)
Uman, pronounced (YOO-mahn), was a unique group. Vacillating from many visions — world music, ambient, jazz, and many uncategorizable things — this…
March 12, 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