The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
A very soothing mix of guitar and cello. This music has the hypnotizing effect of very intricate wallpaper – you become so engrossed in the patterns you become lost in their repeating. Soft and thoughtful.
Absolutely Kosher Records, 417 Fredrick St., San Francisco, CA 94117; http://www.sirius.com/~fatkid
The first film based on Junji Ito’s manga, Tomie, makes its US Blu-ray debut from Arrow Video.
J-Horror Rising, a curated collection from the late ’90s and early 2000s, spotlights three lesser-known gems from the influential J-Horror movement. Phil Bailey reviews Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman, St. John’s Wort, and Inugami.
