Maléfices (マレフィス): Douce Planète (1996)
A frequent question I get is this: How do you discover music? The simple answer is: I’m all ears. I say this…
November 20, 2025
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Tag: sophisticated pop
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Maya Hayashi (林マヤ): Maya (林マヤ) (1991)
Much like many of you, once you’re done catching up with Maya Hayashi’s life, you’ll come to the same conclusion I did:…
April 10, 2025
Richenel: Deep As Blue (1989)
I gotta say: some of my favorite albums are those “imperfect” ones. Although they may not contain a complete record full of…
May 14, 2024
Interview: Peter Johnston (of Sophie and Peter Johnston)
Love is such an unexplainable thing, isn’t it? Sometimes it’s coming straight at you. Other times, it comes from a different angle,…
March 5, 2021
Ban: Mundo de Aventuras (1990)
Just more music for “in between seasons”. What else can you say to describe the latter-day work of, sadly, now defunct, Portuguese…
March 2, 2021
Fania: Deja Hablar Al Tiempo (1989)
The more I burrow down rabbit holes, the more I realize music has interesting ways of making (seemingly) strange bedfellows work best…
February 9, 2021
Animal Nightlife: Shangri-La (1985)
Maybe those who still vaguely remember England’s proto-Acid Jazz scene can better place Animal Nightlife in an appropriate context, but how in…
July 28, 2020
Mango: Australia (1985)
Hard to find descriptors for the late Pino Mango’s Australia. Belonging to that then rare breed of solo art pop artists like…
June 23, 2020
Mix 23. Stronger Than Pride
I always found it odd that a musical style tailor made for our generation is both a) little-known (outside of Anglophile circles)…
March 22, 2019
KEDGE: Complete Samples (1988)
And now for some early magic from notable J-Pop producer and songwriter Keiichi Tomita aka Tomita Lab. Complete Samples by KEDGE, for…
March 15, 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
EG and Alice: 24 Years Of Hunger (1991)
We could only be so lucky to age as well as EG and Alice’s 24 Years Of Hunger has. Now, it seems,…
February 12, 2019