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Björn Holm: Änglarna Ger Mej Ingen Ro (1985)

2020/05/12

Now, where did we leave off? Still holding on to bits of uncertainty, it seems. And like most of our far away islands, the most distant are the ones of our creation. Then, if all of that’s the case, in 1985, Björn seemed to be pretty much on his own trip. That’s where we pick…
Björn Holm: Bortom Gränsernas Hav (1984)

2020/05/05

What does one do when one can’t find answers themselves? You look for help. And so recently, one Coste Apetrea carved out some time out of his day to help yours truly try to get some semblance of history behind the late Björn Holm. For a long time I put aside writing about Björn, for…
Franco Mussina: Racconti Della Tenda Rossa (1991)

2020/04/21

Isn’t it wonderful when you can skip just whole bits of history and get to the pertinent parts? Such is the case with Franco Mussida’s Racconti Della Tenda Rossa (or Tales Of The Red Curtain), made by someone who most of you may already know as the founding member and lead guitarist (and sometimes vocalist)…
Anthony Phillips: Invisible Men (1983)

2020/04/14

Let’s revisit one of my favorite topics: when prog goes pop. In a way, it should inform today’s discussion on Anthony Phillips’ Invisible Men. You see, not so many moons ago I dedicated a mix to one Peter Bardens, ex-Camel and Caravan keyboardist who quietly created intriguing “prog”-minded pop music. It’s a sound that I…
EPO: Fire & Snow (1991)

2020/04/03

Next, in my continuing series of the redemptive power of house music, I take a look at EPO’s Fire & Snow. I’m half-joking, of course. However, EPO’s Fire & Snow is one of those hidden full album burners that sounds like an anomaly in someone’s discography but has that sound made for them. We had…
Ivan Cattaneo: Il Cuore É Nudo… E I Pesci Cantano (1992)

2020/03/31

Some of my favorite albums are those like the one I’ll be sharing today by Bergamo’s own iconic Ivan Cattaneo. Il Cuore É Nudo… E I Pesci Cantano (or The Heart Is Naked… And The Fish Sing) proves again that some of our best work is done when we stop putting in front all sorts…
Simon Stockhausen: Floating Free (1992)

2020/03/10

Can you feel it? It seems like we’re getting there. Not quite Spring but really not winter anymore. This is the time of the year where we’re in between seasons. This is the time of the year when Simon Stockhausen’s Floating Free makes the most sense to share. Hovering around the meditative, rhythmic minimalism of…
Michel Alibo: Kintetik (1991)

2020/03/03

Going back into the well of zouk music. It’s not often I tap into it because I’d be afraid to turn this whole blog into a zouk-only thing…and who knows who’d be into that? Especially, around this time of the year. However, as long as I have your interest in “bass” music piqued — let’s…
Gonzalez Mikami: Gate Of Notion (1993)

2020/02/21

It’s perhaps uncommon knowledge that the best marriages (and relationships) are those comprised of two individuals coming together not in spite of their differences but because of their differences. One can clearly hear this in practice in the nearly telepathic playing of Osaka Japanese New Age guitar duo, Gontiti. In the past I’ve written a…
Adolphson-Falk: Med Rymden I Blodet (1982)

2020/02/18

What happens if you mix the Everly Brothers and Kraftwerk? The answer you’re supposed to hear should be: Adolphson-Falk’s Med Rymden I Blodet. However, I don’t think it quite is. Taking inspiration from both those iconic bands yet doing something decidedly different, is what led me to write about one of Sweden’s least heralded pop…