劉錦程 (Liu Jincheng): 中国音楽療法(一) (Chinese Music Therapy (1)) (1991)
Sometimes the hardest thing isn’t putting words on screen. Sometimes the hardest part is finding space to write about a certain piece…
November 3, 2023
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Koto・Za (箏座): Koto・Za (箏座) (1991)
There’s nothing like youthful naivete is there? I fully believe it’s that ingrained spirit to want to shake things up and light…
October 13, 2023
Summerhaze: Summerhaze (1987)
When autumn comes rolling in, I always welcome a fresh wind that shifts my focus elsewhere, towards music with a more folkloric…
October 10, 2023
Toyo B.G.M. Corp.: Concentration: 作品 Vol.1 – 集中力がつく音楽 (1992)
Sometimes I have to catch myself. Do I really want to go down the rabbit hole, searching for information…not for some brilliant…
September 29, 2023
Ricardo Fabini: Cidade De Cristal (1992)
I don’t know about you but for me certain albums are colored by memory. Whenever I put on Ricardo Fabini’s Cidade De…
September 26, 2023
Hitoshi Komuro (小室等) YONAGUNI 与那国 (1990)
It’s late summer again. Like before, I’m drawn to music that evokes feelings found at the corners of each such season. And…
September 8, 2023
cocu* (コキュウ*): aromatica (アロマティカ) (1998)
Some artists make whole careers out of reinventing themselves. The best ones, you name it from the late David Bowie, to Joni…
August 25, 2023
East Pulse: Asian Mirage (1983)
Sometimes there isn’t any time better than the right time to share something. And in my case, it’s now or never, for…
August 1, 2023
Sha’aban Yahya: Return To Jogja (1992)
You know, sometimes you’ve got to step back and realize that there’s only so much thread to pull at. It’s not ideal,…
June 6, 2023
Maria Kawamura (川村 万梨阿): 「春の夢」Sanctus (1991)
You know, there’s something strangely meditative about filling out a Discogs credit list. I find it so, because you feel like you…
May 19, 2023
Yang Xiao-lin (楊小琳): 禧樂 (I Take You There) (1999)
The more I listen to Yang Xiao-lin’s 禧樂 (I Take You There), the more I’m impressed by how malleable folklore is. In…
May 16, 2023
Mix: 75. Deep Valley (幽谷)
When I went about curating my latest mix for LYL Radio, a phrase kept guiding me forward: “atmosphere as culture”. If any…
May 3, 2023