André Geraissati: DADGAD (1988)
Well, this one’s a tough ‘un to describe. Meditative, elegiac, and at points quite melancholic, André Geraissati’s DADGAD is another instrumental, guitar album that…
April 10, 2018
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Terry Day Featuring Laura Davis: Look At Me (1987)
From French record label Nato comes another wonderful batch of Jazz not Jazz. Look At Me, the debut from English multi-instrumentalist Terry Day,…
March 20, 2018
Ossian: Księga Chmur – Tom 1 (1979)
Disclaimer: If I’m wrong on Ossian, please let me be wrong spectacularly. Usually, I do my due diligence and keep some note…
March 13, 2018
Genji Sawai: Sowaka (1984)
Is it Jazz? How many times can one ask that question. What exactly constitutes Jazz? Genji Sawai’s Sowaka stretches this idea limit.…
February 23, 2018
Oscilation Circuit: Série Réflexion 1 (1984)
Here’s another worthy album for the canon of Japanese minimalism, Oscilation Circuit’s Série Réflexion 1. Released in 1984, by Sound Process, ostensibly a new…
February 16, 2018
Gabriela: Altas Planicies (1991)
Gabriela Marrone’s Altas Planicies is the very quiet work of a true pioneer. Born of rural, Argentinian descent, but cosmopolitan via adolescent…
February 6, 2018
Jorge Degas & Marcelo Salazar: Muxima (1987)
Tread lightly, oh you who hate slap bass. Jorge Degas and Marcelo Salazar’s positively radiant Muxima has only two roles pushing all songs…
January 30, 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
Martin Kolbe + Ralf Illenberger: Colouring The Leaves (1979)
The early instrumental work by German guitar duo Martin Kolbe and Ralf Illenberger is quite breathtaking. When one hears of a guitar…
January 9, 2018
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
Takami Hasegawa (長谷川孝水): L’Ecume Des Jours (日々の泡) (1983)
These are the kind of stories that make me smile. Truth be told, there is desperately little story out there to tell…
November 10, 2017
Mix: 6. Eastern Jungle
It took two guiding lights to shepherd me through this mix I created for Mexico City’s brilliant Mitamine cultural curation blog. First, I knew…
October 3, 2017