japan
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There’s a fine line between background music and background music. It’s something that’s easier to hear than explain. And one way to do so, is to introduce you to the melodious environmental music of Kyoji Ohno and specifically, his, Kutsurogi (サイコジェネシス・シリーズ くつろぎ) .
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“Sun’s out, fun’s out.” Could it be something that simple that inspired my latest “Digging Deep” mix for LYL Radio? Looking back, I think there might be something deeper than this.
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Listening to Yukihiro Fukutomi’s music takes me back to a different time. It reminds me of the first time I encountered Japanese music. If anyone else remembers this, it was staying up late at night to tune in to MTV’s AMP. It was on AMP that someone like me – far, far, far, from any…
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We all have our soft spots. Lately, for me, it’s been sharing certain kinds of “rainy day” albums tailor-made to appeal to the more mature audience. Less fussy with sonics, less messy with pretentiousness, these are the kinds of albums that I’d like to think others would find as graceful, sophisticated, and measured as I…
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You’ve all heard this, “but it looks good on you!” We all might be loathed to admit it but certain things do fit us better. I say this, because in the world of music, we’ve all heard (or seen) certain artists spend all their life trying different musical outfits, trying to find just what sound…
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I have a belief: whenever history fails you, find some poetry. I say this because, unfortunately for us, there is little oral or written background that I can find on Leila White’s Endless Dream. And I consider this a bit of a shame, since this is one of those Japanese pop albums that I consider…
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First off: a huge tip of my hat to fellow F/S blog reader, Victor Hsu Jui-Ting, for cluing me to today’s album a good while ago. If you know me, you know that video games, anime, and manga are some of the artforms I’m the least versed about and a lot of quality anything is…
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With Valentine’s Day upon us, I thought I’d share an album that’s one of those perfect mood makers. I’ve often said this: “I love love songs.” Most of my most treasured albums, songs, and mixes hover around that whole idea, “What is love?” And in today’s case, in Yoshiro Nakamura’s Literário it’s when does our…
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Often, if possible, I make an effort to read original liner notes to any of the albums I share. I do so because, usually, it gives me an idea (or alludes to a certain sentiment) of what the original artist was trying to convey with their work. However, more often than not, other writers (much…
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One thing I love about conducting interviews is that these kinds of conversations always lead to new discoveries. It’s rare that I share a conversation with an artist I haven’t in some shape or form already introduced to you before. However, Makihiko Araki isn’t quite like any artist. As heard of Eiji’s wonderful mix for…
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