hard Romantic (ハード・ロマンティック): MODERN AMBIENT COLOURS (1996)
I have to admit that sometimes I have to know when to stop searching. As I close countless browser tabs and piece…
May 29, 2026
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Rynten Okazaki (岡崎倫典): サウンド フォトシリーズ①ー富良野 (Sound Photo Series 1 – Furano) (1998)
As I keep coming back to Rynten Okazaki’s サウンド フォトシリーズ①ー富良野 Sound Photo Series 1 – Furano, I keep trying to place myself…
May 1, 2026
Shun Komatsubara (小松原俊): Dear (1992)
In a world full of so many musical instruments, it’s increasingly tempting to cast off the acoustic guitar as a relic of…
April 22, 2026
Naomi Akimoto (秋本奈緒美): 水彩画 (Watercolor Painting) (1984)
If you ask me, I do not believe that any artist must suffer for their art. For every suffering artist who produces…
March 12, 2026
Mitsu (榊原光裕): 水の彩 (Clouds In The Water) (1989)
I’ll be the first to admit this: sometimes the story doesn’t write itself–until it does.
February 20, 2026
Kazutoshi Yokoyama (横山和俊): Headphone (1994)
The more I research Kazutoshi Yokoyama’s Headphone, the more I’m struck by something I’ve discovered: Kazutoshi didn’t know what ambient was during…
December 12, 2025
Mix: 93. The 49th Day (四十九日)
When I travel, I make it a point to visit a significant place of worship in whichever significant city I’ll be in.…
December 2, 2025
Tim Donahue: Still Dreaming (1994)
As a musician, I can appreciate where Tim Donahue’s Still Dreaming is coming from. There are times when you reach the end…
November 12, 2025
Various: Radical Fashion (2001)
Music and fashion have long been interconnected. Musical subcultures have been defined by certain fashions, pop and rock stars become style icons…
September 26, 2025
Miyako Kobayashi (ミヤココバヤシ): Lullabye (1998)
As I bid adieu to summer, a changing season leaves me with a cool breeze hanging in the air and the return…
September 11, 2025
Takao Naoi (直居隆雄): バイブレーション パルサー (Vibration Pulsar) (1998)
Since time immemorial, humans have looked up into the heavens, gazed at the stars and moon, and felt something stir within. From…
August 28, 2025
Yuki Takao Group: Ripening “Japanese Esthetic Sense” (1992)
The funny thing about sharing your own thoughts — about having your own site, about trying to give space for those who…
August 14, 2025