Lily Lee (李麗芬): 就這樣約定 (It’s A Deal) (1994)
Sometimes all you need is a way in. Sometimes all you need is a voice to lead you through. When one listens…
October 14, 2025
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11 records
Mix: 90. Perfumed Garden (香りの庭)
You might not know it, but every mix I’ve made for this site has been the product of searching for a certain…
April 29, 2025
Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀): MOOD (ムード) (2001)
Sometimes, it feels like all it takes is a blink to miss something important. I say this because just weeks ago, on…
January 19, 2024
Suzy K. (スージーキム): KINK (禁句) (1989)
For any musicians out there: aren’t those perfect, creative, moments the ones you find yourself while playing “in the pocket”? It’s when…
August 18, 2023
Mix: 50. When Tomorrow Comes
Once again, I’m back to my favorite kind of song: the love song. But not just any kind of love song. For…
February 23, 2021
Cindy(シンディ): Angel Touch (1990)
Just something for the lovers out there: Cindy’s exceptional J-Soul heavy, Angel Touch. Perfectly distilling that gorgeous in between period of the…
November 20, 2020
Carla Bley (with Steve Swallow): Night-glo (1985)
I’ll be completely honest. Lately, it’s been getting harder to carve out time to write for this blog. After a long moment…
December 11, 2019
Marica: Jellyfish 海月 (1987)
When Yasuaki Shimizu’s Mariah split up their story appeared to end there. Marica’s Jellyfish 海月 proves that Mariah was just a small…
September 21, 2018
The Voice & Rhythm: Ohh!!! (1985)
Leave it to me to create a post that’s not “evergreen” for a record that positively radiates with fun. Imagine Parliament set…
August 31, 2018
Urszula Dudziak: Ulla (1982)
Someone, somewhere, (maybe a massive Polish Jazz aficionado), is absolutely, positively going to hate me for doing this: but I have to…
June 12, 2018
Maki Asakawa: Nothing At All To Lose (1988)
There always come a point in your life when you just have to say: “fuck it”…and lead with your heart. The late…
March 9, 2018