Yuki Saito (斉藤 由貴): Love (1991)
I have a confession to make. I have a distinct aversion to “girl” singers. I like my male singers to sound like…
January 10, 2020
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Zoé: Zoé (1987)
Truly no one is a prophet in their own land. Simply scroll down and look at the all Japanese superstars of boogie,…
August 23, 2019
Coati Mundi: The Former 12 Year Old Genius (1983)
Sometimes, I feel that there’s no truer saying than this one: “you can never be a prophet in your own land”. It…
August 20, 2019
Jang Pil-Soon (장필순): Suddenly/In My Little Heart (어느새 / 내작은 가슴속에) (1989)
Heretofore, I bear witness that someone is going to come along and school me on my knowledge of K-Pop (and possibly Jang…
February 15, 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
I-Level: I-Level (1983)
Thatcher’s England must have been a messed up time to grow up in, right? At the height of her pull, Essex group,…
June 26, 2018
Kyoko Furuya: 冷たい水 (1982)
Here’s another album I’ve been holding off forever, waiting just for the right time of the year to share it. Kyoko Furuya’s…
June 15, 2018
Larry Levan Featuring Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Gwen Guthrie, Wally Badarou, Darryl Thompson: Padlock (Special Mixes) (1983)
Life is something special, isn’t it? That’s something you can palpably feel in the music of Larry Levan. When he introduced music…
June 5, 2018
Izumi Kobayashi: Coconuts High (1981)
What is it today? Over here, in the U.S. it’s the Friday just before Memorial Day, a long holiday weekend. Yes, it’s…
May 25, 2018
Mix: 11. Many Songs About Love
“Why are there so many songs about love?” that’s the heavy question posited by one Terry Day in “Luv, Luv, Luv”. As…
May 9, 2018
Imagination: Shake It (1980)
From Germany, via the intriguing mind of Düsseldorf-native, multi-instrumentalist Uwe Ziß, comes this unlikely marriage of AOR, balearic, post-disco, funk, R&B, Krautrock,…
April 24, 2018
Subliminal Calm: Subliminal Calm (1992)
Whenever I put on Subliminal Calm’s first and only release I immediately think of spring. Featuring a sublime mix of country, dub,…
April 13, 2018