Lou Harrison: La Koro Sutro (1988)
Can you ever have too much gamelan? Not with Lou. Lou Harrison’s La Koro Sutro isn’t exactly what you expect. Known for…
October 22, 2019
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Mayumi Miyata, Midori Takada: 「星雲」～サウンド・フォレスト・シリーズ (Nebula) (1987)
If we can thank the heavens for something today, it is for bringing together Mayumi Miyata and Midori Takada. Released as part…
October 18, 2019
David Friesen: Inner Voices (1987)
Here’s hoping this writeup lasts not much longer than David Friesen’s meditative Inner Voices. What exactly was David Friesen’s Inner Voices? Much…
October 15, 2019
Mix: 30. Moods For Digital Gardening (Guest Mix By Paradise Is A Frequency)
Mix Cover by Huiqian Wu For the longest, I’ve badgered a record label based out of St. Louis, Missouri — Paradise Is…
October 11, 2019
Dagobert Böhm: Acoustic Moods (1987)
One of my favorite things to see on an album are liner notes listing guitar tunings used within. As a musician myself,…
October 1, 2019
Mario Rosini: Mediterraneo Centrale (1992)
For those still clinging on to their last bit of summer, there’s always a bit of it near the Mediterranean. Somewhere near…
September 24, 2019
Hiroki Miyano (宮野弘紀): D / I/ V /E /R /G /E (分岐点) (1988)
And now some jazz… *Quietly watches all my readers’ eyes glaze over*. For those who can appreciate the bigger “jazz” picture, here’s…
September 20, 2019
Yoshitaka Azuma (東祥高): Asian Wind (1981)
Guest post by Giacomo Lee. The first thing that strikes you about Asian Wind is its sleeve. The striking pink and upside-down…
June 21, 2019
Gabriel Yacoub: Elementary Level Of Faith (1987)
If one can remember anything of French-Lebanese musician Gabriel Yacoub, it’s of the time he fronted progressive folk group Malicorne. Under Malicorne,…
June 4, 2019
Koichi Inamoto (稲本耕一): Message From Min-Yō クラリネットでちょっと気どって日本民謡 (1986)
Coming in clear, not just a message from Min’yō but one of other beautiful Japanese folk traditions from the Muromachi period and…
May 31, 2019
Rubaja and Hernandez: High Plateaux (1987)
Here’s another leftfield one from the Windham Hill label. A high mixture of Latin American rhythms, warm digital synthesis, and exploratory brass…
May 21, 2019
Interview: Hiltzik & Greenwald
Normally, here’s the space where I begin to wax poetically about an album I wish others would take the time to discover.…
May 10, 2019