There’s no such thing as an ‘overnight sensation’ in music.

I don’t recall exactly when I first heard a track by Japan’s house maestro Kagami, aka Takashi Yasumi. I do remember that it was right around the time I was discovering my love for Japanese house music.

Seven years have passed between the recording of trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack’s new album, Heligoland, and their previous studio album 100th Window.