August 25, 2004

Fancy | Fancy Mix Vol. 2 |Fancy | Various Countries

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Fancy Mix II includes Cantopop godfather Sam Hui, Chinese garage nuggets, "Mao Sound" instrumentals, something that approaches Cambodian electro and the indescribable Korean vocalist E Pak Sa onto a disc that also includes a few non-Asian tracks. At $5 there's no reason to miss it.

August 19, 2004

News | NPR Review: David Darling & Taiwan's Wulu Bunun Singers | Taiwan

In addition to considerable buzz on world music sites, David Darling's new collaboration with the aboriginal Wulu Bunun Singers of Taiwan has scored a glowing review on National Public Radio's All Things Considered.

If you're not hooked up for audio on your computer, here's a rundown on the new album from worldmusiccentral.org. Check back here for our own review in the coming weeks.

August 06, 2004

News | Who is this man? | Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan blogger William (Robot Action Boy) came across this photo of a 1967 album by Wong Ching Yian. I've never heard of him, but my guess is this platter is full of cha-cha-a-go-go goodness. What sweet cover!

August 02, 2004

Potshot | Dance to the Potshot Record |Asian Man | Japan

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Ever thought you wanted to buy an Andrew WK CD but were put off by the happy-time lyrics? Potshot may be the answer. This Japanese band is brimming with the same punky positivity, but you won't understand a word that comes out of singer/songwriter Ryoji's mouth. The catchy, deceptively simple songwriting on Dance to the Potshot Record will win over fans of the punk-ska genre.