Jesús Auñon: 13 Cuerdas (1992)
Recently, while dabbling in the world of wine reviews, I’ve been ruminating on a term that I believe would be well-adapted for…
December 14, 2021
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Ron Cooley: Rainbows (1982)
♫♩♩♪♫?…just more of that hammock music. You know me, if you’ve followed this site for a while, you’re probably aware by now…
August 31, 2021
John Chen (陈国平): Songs From Within (心意) (1999)
It’s easy to feel untethered when you’re listening to Chen Guoping’s (aka John Chen) Songs From Within (心意). Oscillating across various styles…
August 24, 2021
Tatsuya Koumazaki (小馬崎 達也) & Febian Reza Pane (フェビアン・レザ・パネ): 「森の組曲」 / “Forest” Suite (1997)
How many of you love being outdoors? Even if it’s just me, I can completely empathize with the mindset being explored by…
August 20, 2021
Yon Seok Won (연석원): 空 (Space & Silence) (1992)
Color me “stumped”. My apologies to Chris, who graciously shared Yon Seok-Won’s 空 (Space & Silence) with me. I did my best…
August 3, 2021
Bobby McFerrin & Jack Nicholson: How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin & How The Camel Got His Hump (1987)
This one is for the young or those young at heart. Yes, your eyes aren’t deceiving you: Bobby McFerrin and Jack Nicholson.…
July 27, 2021
Shakuyaku Trio (芍薬トリオ): Shakuyaku Jidai (芍薬時代) (1988)
Let’s have a conversation about elegance. What is elegant? The textbook definition of this term seems to strike at two different ideas.…
May 7, 2021
Chan Wing Leung (陈永良): Milk Of Love (母愛) (1986)
First and foremost, let me start with an apology. It might be that my review of Joseph Chan Wing Leung’s work and…
April 27, 2021
Lee Byung-Woo (이병우): 1집 – 내가 그린 기린 그림은 -航海 (1989)
I’m glad we’ve gotten hints of the special work Lee Byung-Woo has done quietly behind the scenes in his native Korea. I…
August 14, 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
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
Franco Mussina: Racconti Della Tenda Rossa (1991)
Isn’t it wonderful when you can skip just whole bits of history and get to the pertinent parts? Such is the case…
April 21, 2020