Edson Natale: Nina Maika (1990)
These are the kinds of albums that really live with you. Sao Paolo native, Edson Natale’s name may be the lead on…
September 29, 2017
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Steve Hiett: Down On The Road By The Beach (1983)
You can always hear music in Steve Hiett’s photography. You can definitely hear the music on the cover of his solo debut,…
September 22, 2017
Tom Jobim: Matita Perê (1973)
Lightness, sweetness, and melancholia those are things that define Tom Jobim’s career. You don’t need me to regurgitate a whole Wikipedia page…
September 20, 2017
Joan Bibiloni: For A Future Smile (1988)
Six years after our first introduction to Joan Bibiloni, via his fantastic debut (Joana Lluna), the world had moved under him. For…
September 15, 2017
Water Melon Group: Cool Music (1984)
It almost seems like I really shouldn’t have to write that much about the Water Melon Group. If you don’t know the…
August 30, 2017
Motohiko Hamase: #Notes Of Forestry (1988)
What’s with Japanese session bass players? Yoshio Suzuki, Tsugutoshi Goto, Hirobumi Suzuki, etc. and now Motohiko Hamase, all at one point or…
July 28, 2017
Kenji Omura: Gaijin Heaven (1983)
Power can manifest itself in many ways. Power isn’t always in the density of something but in the lightness of it. Kenji…
July 19, 2017
Mich Live: Plant Planet’s (1988)
Let’s try a little tenderness from Mitsuru Sawamura, otherwise known as Mich Live, one-time member of Japanese band Interior (with whom he wrote songs…
June 16, 2017
Coste Apetrea: Airborne (1989)
I am you. You are me, Coste Apetrea Airborne cover man. I feel you, ADIDAS sweatpants-tucked-in-full-length-fishing boots man. I get you, oversized-cardigan-above-open-buttoned-linen-shirted-friend. I…
May 19, 2017
Sly and Robbie: Language Barrier (1985)
I’m looking at the liner notes to Sly & Robbie’s Language Barrier right now. Performances by Afrika Bambaataa, Bernie Worrell, Mikey Chung, Manu Dibango,…
May 10, 2017
Yoshio Suzuki: Touch of Rain (1986)
Yoshio Suzuki writes in a way that breaks up my style of writing. You see, I have a ritual I go through…
March 27, 2017
Mix: 3. What Do You Do When It’s Spring?
In a way, rebirth is exactly what my third mix is about. Taking cues from various feelings springtime evokes, I wanted to compile a set…
March 20, 2017