Listening Log
A tracker on my machine logs every album I listen to offline — no streaming services. Sometimes notes, occasionally a review.
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026
Saturday, April 4, 2026
★ 2
Saturday, March 28, 2026
★ 1
★ 1
Friday, March 27, 2026
★ 1
Artists
Everyone in the log, with a note on who they are.
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip-hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985, originally composed of rapper and main producer Q-Tip, rapper Phife Dawg, DJ and co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and rapper Jarobi White. A Tribe Called Quest came to prominence as members of the Native Tongues collective, which they co-founded in 1988. Widely regarded as pioneers of alternative hip-hop and jazz rap, John Bush of AllMusic called them "the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s", and Kris Ex of Pitchfork regarded them as "one of the greatest acts that hip-hop has ever produced".
AIR
Air is a French music duo from Versailles, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel. Their critically acclaimed debut album, Moon Safari, including the track "Sexy Boy", was an international success in 1998. Its follow-up, The Virgin Suicides, was the score to Sofia Coppola's first film The Virgin Suicides. The band has since released the albums 10 000 Hz Legend, Talkie Walkie, Pocket Symphony, Love 2, Le voyage dans la lune and Music for Museum. The band is influenced by a wide variety of musical styles and artists.
Casiopea
Casiopea is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro and bassist Tetsuo Sakurai. After lineup changes the following year that added keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki, Casiopea made their major‑label debut with their self‑titled album in 1979, year in which they started gaining attraction after winning the Yamaha eat-west competition in 1977 and traveling across Japan for multiple live concerts, some in crucial stages for bands at the time like the Ronpoggi pit inn in 1979. That same year, the bands drummer Takashi Sasaki left over musical differences, and drummer Akira Jimbo joined…
Duck Sauce
Duck Sauce is an electronic music superduo, formed in 2009 in New York City. The duo consists of American DJ Armand van Helden and Canadian DJ A-Trak. They are best known for their 2010 single "Barbra Streisand".
Erykah Badu
Erica Abi Wright, known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip-hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut studio album Baduizm (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement, earning her the nickname "Queen of Neo Soul" by music critics.
Himiko Kikuchi
Himiko Kikuchi is a Japanese jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer and arranger.
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol, England, by Robert "3D" Del Naja, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles. As of 2025, the group consists of Del Naja and Marshall.
Zero 7
Zero 7 is an English musical duo consisting of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker that formed in 1997. Their debut album, Simple Things, was released in 2001; their song "Destiny" stayed in the top 100 of the UK Single Charts. Subsequent albums include When It Falls, The Garden, and Yeah Ghost.