Takagi Kan (高木完): Artman (アートマン) (1997)
As a writer, one of the toughest things to gauge is just how deep you want to go down the rabbit hole…
July 17, 2025
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Woodman (うっど漫まん): Osaka Massage – Heal No. 5 (2004?)
For someone like me, whose whole site is dedicated to writing about works in the past tense, there’s something especially poignant about…
July 3, 2025
Mix: 91. Yokohama Scenery (横浜風光)
One of the things I love about making mixes is that they allow me to explore certain works or ideas that inspire…
June 24, 2025
Keiji Itsukashi (嚴樫圭司): Tender Tone (1998)
No one needs a reminder of how delicate history is. But I’m reminded of it quite vividly whenever I listen to the…
June 5, 2025
Missa Fukuma (福間未紗): フェスタ マニフェスト (Festa Manifesto) (1999)
Before I introduce you to Missa Fukuma’s Festa Manifesto, I’d be remiss if I didn’t share how I first encountered her music.…
May 8, 2025
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
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
Mayumi Itoh (伊東真由美): 美人声 (Beautiful Voice) (1992)
What better way to ease into spring than with an album that exemplifies that grand idea we call “rebirth”? Rebirth, more often…
March 13, 2025
The Gentle Wind (ザ・ジェントル・ウインド): Gentle Voice (ジェントル・ヴォイス) (1990)
It’s not often I revisit works from artists I’ve already written about, but when I do, it’s because these other works shed…
December 5, 2024
Kuniko Fukushima (福島邦子): 夢幻 (Mugen) (1982)
With fall fully in season, I think now is a great time to turn over a few leaves I’ve neglected. Lately, my…
October 17, 2024
Mix: 86. Late Summer (晩夏)
Sometimes, you just have to go where the breeze takes you. That’s something that’s become clear to me lately. This summer, I…
September 17, 2024
Xácara (シャカラ): Breeze From Recife (レシーフェの風) (1991)
When I think of “relaxation music,” I envision music with a Brazilian touch. It’s that kind of music that carries a certain…
August 29, 2024