Bvdub + Ian Hawgood – The Truth Hurts
After one listen this record jumped straight into my top ten for the year, 4 listen later within a 24 hour period has only cemented it’s place and I am looking forward to many more run throughs with it, late at night and alone. This is the first release from the new label Nomadic Kids … Read more
Japan Crisis: Independent Music Community Help
So as I am sure everyone is aware, Japan has and is still going through a hell of a lot of turmoil right now. I have been to Japan three times, twice for 3 weeks and once for 4 months and it holds a special place with me. I have made a lot of friends … Read more
Honoka Sakai – ToyBox
This delightful release on the Totoko Netlabel is mad up of three tracks, with lead piano accompanied by a toy box of instruments. It is at times a playful, and mostly joyous affair with solo piano flourishes and child like instrumentation to conjure up feelings warm summer days spent in parks, climbing trees and … Read more
Modal Soul Classics II – A Tribute to Nujabes (V/A)
While in Japan one of the first records I saw was this one, and of course I had to pick it up. The main reason being it had a track I hadn’t heard by Emancipator on it. Luckily the rest is also top quality chill out jazz and beats, and why wouldn’t a tribute to … Read more
A quiet word for those that pass by
tomorrow I leave for the wonderful country of Japan, I am taking a three-week stay there with a friend to travel, re-experience things and immerse myself in another culture. Along the way I hope to capture what I see in the form of photos and possibly capture what I hear in the form of field … Read more
Hakobune – Isohel
Hibernate Recordings This came in the mail a while ago but I haven’t gotten around to writing about it, which is a shame really because it is a wonderful little release. For me, half the experience of new music (ok, maybe 2/5′s of the experience) is the act of unfolding and opening what you are … Read more
