Nankai TRIO: Antarctica (2025)

Hope everyone out there is having a good holiday if you celebrate, or just a good day if you don’t. On the music front, I received some lovely gifts from family, including a few killer records and the complete recording of Henry Cow I’ll eventually get to. Nothing from 2025, though (are you surprised?) so as I kick back post-Christmas with a cup of coffee, let’s talk jazz fusion. Since seeing the sublime ridiculousness of the cover art, I’ve been hooked on Nankai Trio and their debut Antarctica. The Japanese trio take the technical virtuosity of classic fusion groups like Return to Forever and inject some modern shred into their songs, and the result is one of the most enjoyable, exciting albums I’ve heard this year.

ChrisDecember 26, 2025December 29, 2025Leave a comment

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(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 50: Walk a Mile In My Shoes

Fifty of these. Feels like a milestone. But we’re just going to keep on keeping’ on, so to speak, and mark different milestones. In fact I have an idea for episode 52 already. Last night I got home late after seeing an incredible show that I’m going to write about here, so we’ll keep that under wraps for now and do another quick hit list of new albums I’m digging that came out recently as well as a few finds that made their way into my collection. And we’re even diving back into older rituals like ending with a Zappa track. Let’s go.

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Nankai TRIO: Antarctica (2025)

(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 50: Walk a Mile In My Shoes