Category Archives: Music

January 2012 albums

Posted on January 3, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the Jan. 2012 issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo at the end of last year. Take Care -Drake (Cash Money/Universal) Talk That Talk -Rihanna (Def Jam/Universal) For some reason … Continue reading →

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Best albums 2011

Posted on December 26, 2011 by philipbrasor

During a year when my opportunities to hear live music decreased considerably, I would like to think I actually listened to more music. Having shifted my daily constitutionals from the morning to the evening in order to take advantage of … Continue reading →

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December 2011 albums

Posted on November 28, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the albums I reviewed for the Dec. issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last week. Crazy Clown Time -David Lynch (Sunday Best/Beat) The Less You Know, the Better -DJ Shadow (Island/Universal) If you came of … Continue reading →

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November 2011 albums

Posted on October 30, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the albums I reviewed for the Nov. 2011 issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last week. Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down -Ry Cooder (Nonesuch/Warner) Hard Bargain -Emmylou Harris (Nonesuch/Warner) Ry Cooder came late … Continue reading →

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October 2011 albums

Posted on September 28, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the CD reviews I wrote for the October 2011 issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Monday. Mirror Traffic -Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks (P-Vine) Wild Flag (Merge/Hostess) Though the most emblematic band of the … Continue reading →

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September 2011 albums

Posted on August 27, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the September issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Thursday. Goblin -Tyler, the Creator (XL/Hostess) Blackenedwhite -MellowHype (Fat Possum/Hostess) Though they are American and their rap-rhetoric is tonally reminiscent … Continue reading →

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Notes on Summer Sonic 2011

Posted on August 16, 2011 by philipbrasor

While inching my way into the bottleneck that always forms on the platform of Kaihin Makuhari Station Saturday morning as Summer Sonic ticketholders make for the exit, I heard two Japanese guys in back of me trading voiceless labiodental fricatives. … Continue reading →

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August 2011 albums

Posted on July 27, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the August issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo yesterday. James Blake (A&M/Universal) Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar/Hostess) The pendulum swings eternal in pop, bringing old styles back into fashion and replacing … Continue reading →

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July 2011 albums

Posted on June 26, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews from the July 2011 issue of EL Magazine, which was published in Tokyo today. Born This Way -Lady Gaga (Interscope/Universal) Stone Rollin’ -Raphael Saadiq (Sony) It’s encouraging to note that the biggest artist of this … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, June 19, 2011

Posted on June 19, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about Yutaka Sado’s conducting debut with the Berlin Philharmonic. Originally, I was going to write a review of the programs themselves but changed my mind when I found that certain prejudices related to … Continue reading →

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