Bluesette (ブルーゼット): Bluesette (ブルーゼット) (1996)
If there’s anything I can affirm, after writing so much about music, it’s this: there are no firsts. Of all the good…
August 28, 2026
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Mix: 97. Your Own Little Paradise (君だけの小さな楽園)
There’s just something about summer that brings out a different side of me. Whether it’s the heat, the scenery, or simply me…
July 14, 2026
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
Interview: Terry Lin
I have a sincere belief: music has a way of transmitting the essence of the person behind it. I say this because…
May 29, 2025
Mellyana: Beatify (1992)
It seems one of the ongoing mantras for this blog is: “Spring where your seeds grow roots.” A perfect example of this…
December 12, 2023
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
Minako Honda (本田 美奈子): Oversea (オーヴァーシー) (1987)
While I was writing about “Korea’s Madonna”, mentally, my mind going elsewhere, as well, thinking about that other Madonna: the late, great,…
May 12, 2023
Mix: 68. Heaven Must Be Near
Time sure does fly when you’re in the pocket. And in the case of my latest Digging Deep mix it’s the reason…
July 19, 2022
Katsuhiko Nakagawa (中川勝彦): Lover People (ラヴァー・ピープル) (1988)
Surely, he must have known. That’s all I can think about when I listen to Katsuhiko Nakagawa’s memorial album, Again, Me… Released…
February 18, 2022
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
Michel Alibo: Kintetik (1991)
Going back into the well of zouk music. It’s not often I tap into it because I’d be afraid to turn this…
March 3, 2020