Interior: Design (1987)
What happens when a Japanese minimalist band gets signed to the American New Age juggernaut that is Windham Hill? Led by Daisuke…
December 21, 2016
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Mix: 2. Quiet Departures
All I could think about while creating this second mix was Kapalbhati Pranayama. I wanted to treat you to two hours of music…
December 19, 2016
Peter Davison: Glide (1981)
There’s an interesting debate that’s been raging – as much one could rage – in the yoga world. It’s over whether music…
December 14, 2016
Seigén Ono: Seigén (1984)
I‘m still struck by this release. It’s hard to realize, but Seigén Ono was only 26 years old when he created his debut…
November 18, 2016
Ichiko Hashimoto: Ichiko (1984)
Ichiko Hashimoto on acoustic piano, synthesizer, and vocal – that’s what the liner notes to Ichiko Hashimoto’s one and only release on…
November 16, 2016
Yoshio Suzuki: Morning Picture (1984)
A promise tendered is a debt owed. I hinted at more music from Music Interior and here’s my first share. Let’s begin…
November 15, 2016
Various Artists: Sounds From the Interior (The Music Interior Sampler) (1985)
It’s not often you get a peek at something legitimately different. Released in 1985, on Canadian record label Attic, Sounds from the…
November 14, 2016
Yoshio Ojima: Une Collection Des Chainons I: Music For Spiral (1988)
Some music is really hard to describe. Not because it’s indescribable, but because the vast amount of background info required to contextualize…
November 4, 2016
Sylvan Grey: Recurring Dream: Music For Kantele (1989)
If one would pick up a practice as a musician, one wouldn’t normally pick up the kantele as a focus. Of Finnish…
October 31, 2016
Toshifumi Hinata: Sarah’s Crime (1985)
My apologies to David Lynch fans, but when I imagine what the music of Twin Peaks should be, I imagine something more…
October 28, 2016
Hiroshi Yoshimura: Green (1986)
Recorded by Hiroshi Yoshimura at his private studio, Hiroh 806, using Yamaha DX7, TX7, and FB01 synthesizers, a Roland MSQ-700 sequencer and…
October 14, 2016
Hiroshi Yoshimura: Soundscape 1: Surround (1986)
It’s easy to get away with music that sounds like something. Vast store shelves are littered with “albums” proclaiming exactly what you’ll…
October 12, 2016