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
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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
Chagrin D’Amour: Chagrin D’Amour (1982)
Who knows what would have happened in France if New Yorker Valli Timbert hadn’t met filmmaker Philippe Bourgoin, at some Chelsea Hotel,…
July 24, 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
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
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
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
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
Santiago: Walking The Voodoo Nights (1979)
Proof positive that maybe the Germans were on to something. In 1979, the independent German music critics’ association bestowed upon Santiago’s Walking…
November 17, 2017
The Milky Way: Summertime Love Song (1979)
Pull out your surfboard, put some sangria on ice, and really enjoy this one. A surprisingly unknown masterpiece, and a rare, rare,…
September 1, 2017
Kunio Muramatsu: Green Water (1983)
I so had another post in mind for today, but Kunio Muramatsu’s Green Water spoke to me and said: “hold that powder…
August 11, 2017