Another fine package from Kayaka, the Japanese creator whose delightful, distinctive and good-humoured work has endeared itself to use since
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The Philadelphia Experiment
We’ve been keen on Toshimaru Nakamura’s music for at least 15 years now, ever since the wonderful Japanorama events organised
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Shiny Moments
Haven’t been able to learn much about the mysterious Sugai Ken, who isn’t exactly a prolific musician and whose ToKiShiNe
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Melting Maitreya
Nice to receive a double-CD album The Night Before (PATAPHYSIQUE RECORDS DD-012 / CAPTAIN TRIP RECORDS CTCD-686) of heavy Japanese
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Screaming Flowers
Bedecked in a stylish sleeve fit for the patterned robes of the wife of the 19th-century Russian ambassador – her
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Blank Screen
The Belgian label Meeuw Muzak has been home to enjoyable and unusual examples of far-out electropop, vocal, and novelty records
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Days Have Gone By
Sumptuous and unusual vinyl package from Ryo Takematsu; his Six-O-Seven Blues (EM RECORDS 1117TEP) has been pressed as three seven-inch
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Happy Turner
My teeth are singing after only a few bars of the saccharine buzz that is Hyperion Suites (NOBLE NBL-214), a
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Read All About It
Eric Kinny sent a nice parcel from Nambsheim in France. He seems to be acquainted with Ogrob in some way.
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Transmission on a Live Wire
Splendid record of avant-rock trickiness, intelligent noodling and wistful brooding sounds from Japanese guitar-bass-drums trio Melt on their debut album
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