g'day Soundlounge, I took some time out on a recent trip from the UK to Kyoto to dig for a few records. And then a few more. And then a few more...! I thought ...
Hey S::L ... Oh damn, it's nothing, only a new Koop CD. Blah blah blah. (pretending to be jaded but actually bouncing off the walls with anticipation) KCRW is...
... Thanks Cynan! I'm about halfway done listening to the mp3 mix and found a few cuts/artists I wasn't familiar with. Highly recommended to the jazz groove...
Hi S::L ... I was doing some music-related googling, and accidently came across a recent English-language interview with Crystal Kay. Here's the link: ...
Konnichiwa S::L (anybody home?) ... Although I won't be in attendance, this looked like a classic lineup to me (there's mention of it in the liner notes to the...
Hi, I'm trying to find which album the song "The Tide is High" by Kojima Mayumi is in. I first heard it on a commerical on YouTube. Here's the vid if that...
Man, I LOVE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Ego-Wrappin'. I fall in love every single time I listen to any of their albums. So, the following link's to the entry. Love...
Jazz vocalist Pamela MacCarthy, just back from a two-week engagement in Los Angeles,will be appearing at the Half Tone jazz club in Tachigawa on Nov. 3...
Hi S::L, Periodically I drop an e-mail here highlighting some (mostly) upcoming releases of note (notable to me anyway). A subjective sense of what is ...
... I did a little google searching, but couldn't find it. Unless someone else knows what's going on, maybe this is a track recorded for the CM only? Although...
... I'm a Miho H. fan, but I'm not familiar with this. I took a few moments to Google but although there are a few hits on the topic, I couldn't really pin...
... moments to ... really ... I heard the ad last week. She doesn't appear in the advert physically, and I didn't figure out it was her until she says ...
... Kojima ... Here's the ... someone else ... only? ... advertisements ... serving ... one. ... take on ... reinvented ... results. That was a result of them...
Aloha S::L'ers: I was meandering around the internets and accidently stumbled upon an interesting album -- well, I was searching "Bebel Gilberto" and the...
Courtesy of HMV Japan, here's the track lineup for the upcoming 2CD set by Jazztronik, including a new track with Monday Michiru on vocals. Looks like disc one...
Im new to the groups and thought I would say hello. I am an artist looking to network and would love to chat with anyone about art & underground avante...
Wow, so quite here lately at S::L, but certainly it's not for lack of new good music out in Japan and elsewhere. I've had a few too many irons in the fire...
Paul's Imports Presents An Evening With MEG OKURA & PAN ASIAN CHAMBER JAZZ ENSEMBLE Led by Japanese composer and virtuoso violinist Meg Okura, this New York...
Some random notes: A few new releases of note (track listings from HMV's website, and romaji translations from animelab): JAZZTRONIK "Grand Blue" June 27, 2007...
Hey S::L... The Live Earth concerts are winding down as I'm writing this, and and just in case someone out there isn't aware, the individual concerts are ...
Some more music on its way... SHINICHI OSAWA (no title yet) RHYTHM ZONE RZCD45666/B Date: 09-26-2007 I spoke too soon last month, here comes Shin with his...
I just happened to be checking out http://www.coldfeet.net and followed a link to spinshell.tv, an English-language Japan-focused site that I had no idea...
Following up on my prior post re: LIVE EARTH, quite a few of the artists' sets are now available to watch, with the option of selecting each song (which wasn't...