Distraction Therapy – The Turning Light of Autumn
Autumn often announces itself through a change in the light. A familiar street looks different on the way home. Shadows settle earlier beneath the trees. […]
Distraction Therapy – Signals Passed On
Music rarely travels in a straight line. Ideas move between people, places and generations. A rhythm developed in one studio appears years later in another form. This edition of the Distraction Therapy Podcast Mixtape follows some of those transmissions through Japanese music.
Distraction Therapy – Machine Pulse
There is a particular moment in popular music when the machine stops sounding like an imitation of musicians and begins to suggest an entirely different way of experiencing time. This edition of the Distraction Therapy Podcast Mixtape moves through that moment.
Distraction Therapy – Making Room for Another Voice
The second part of Building Bridges moves eastwards, but not in search of a simple contrast. This edition of the Distraction Therapy Podcast Mixtape turns towards Japan as a place of encounter: a collection of voices, textures, attitudes and musical possibilities.
Distraction Therapy – Building Bridges – A Rhythm Across the Divide
There is something deceptively simple about a bridge. It joins one place to another and allows movement across a space that would otherwise interrupt the journey. This edition of Distraction Therapy considers connection without requiring agreement.
Distraction Therapy – River, Ritual & Ghosts Japan
The first River, Ritual & Ghosts programme follows an imagined city to the point where its river reaches the sea. This separate Japan episode begins at that horizon and asks what happens when listening crosses it.
Distraction Therapy – River, Ritual & Ghosts
I’ve been reflecting on the way a city can exist in more than one form at the same time. There is the visible city of […]
Why Japanese Music Has Drawn Me Further into the Song
My recent exploration of Japanese indie, rock and pop has helped me recognize something I have been missing in much of the mainstream music I […]
Distraction Therapy – The Mountain Beyond the Map
The journey into the mountains continues, but Part Two begins as though we have already reached the end. Boris opens the mix with “Farewell”, placing […]
Distraction Therapy – The Road Into the Mountains
Travelling to the mountains involves more than reaching higher ground. It is a movement away from familiar proportions and into a landscape where paths disappear, […]