Brian Slawson: Distant Drums (1988)
It’s not often you encounter the work of a percussionist who is as wildly as inventive as one can be, yet can…
April 9, 2019
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Everything Play: Everything Play (1992)
As winter gives way to springtime, I thought it would be nice to revisit our Japanese post-New Age friends at Everything Play.…
April 5, 2019
Takio Ito & Takio Band: TAKIO-ソーラン節 (1988)
One hasn’t lived until they’ve experienced the force of nature that is Takio Ito’s voice. If you’ve encountered the soul stirring vocal…
March 29, 2019
Uman: Chaleur Humaine (1992)
Uman, pronounced (YOO-mahn), was a unique group. Vacillating from many visions — world music, ambient, jazz, and many uncategorizable things — this…
March 12, 2019
Hideki Mitsumori (光森英毅): 彩 Colours (1990)
I’m at a loss what to classify the late, great Hideki Mitsumori’s 彩 Colours as. It’s obviously heavily indebted to world music…
March 8, 2019
Do’ah: World Dance (1988)
A call to worship, that’s what do’a, the original Arabic-Persian name for New Age group Do’ah means. World Dance by Do’ah slots…
March 5, 2019
Mieko Shimizu ( 清水三恵子): 桃天夢-Totem- (1988)
Totem proves there’s more than one genius behind the Shimizu family tree. Rightfully, it gives you a peek into the deeply brilliant…
March 1, 2019
Mekong Zoo: Minimal Dance (1995)
Let’s do things recursively. Mekong Zoo’s Minimal Dance is exactly as its written — dance music with minimal gestures. Minimal Dance is…
February 26, 2019
Keita: Healing Feeling (1993)
Oh, that healing feeling. Heaven knows I’ve been needing it more than usual, lately. Thankfully, I’ve had just the prescription for when…
February 8, 2019
Sanford Ponder: Etosha – Private Music In The Land Of Dry Water (1985)
Sanford Ponder’s Etosha – Private Music In The Land Of Dry Water holds distinction for many things. One of them is being…
February 5, 2019
Mix: 21. Healing Feeling (Awa Muse Special)
How do we get beyond the “fourth world” ideas thought of by early progenitors of it, like Eno and Jon Hassell? We…
January 25, 2019
Ken-Ichiro Isoda (磯田健一郎): ナチュラル・トリップ マジエルの星 (1990)
Someone’s going to look back at this post and wonder: “why the hell did this guy write so much about what amounts…
January 18, 2019