When I say the words, “Civil War” what are the first things that pop into your mind? If you’re from the United States, it’s probably things like slavery, Abraham Lincoln, or Gettysburg. But, in fact, the thing Civil War Soldiers journaled about more than anything else was coffee. War has a way of making people appreciate the small pleasures in life. Coffee, as it turns out, is one of the biggest small pleasures that exists. Over the next several episodes we’ll be exploring the intersection of warfare and coffee, beginning this week with the American Civil War. Episode Ten Sources: * “If War Is Hell, Then Coffee Has Offered U.S. Soldiers Some Salvation,” NPR Morning Edition, https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/25/485227943/if-war-is-hell-then-coffee-has-offered-u-s-soldiers-some-salvation * “How Coffee Fueled the Civil War,” by Jon Grinspan, The New York Times, https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/how-coffee-fueled-the-civil-war/  * “General Reub Williams’s Memories of Civil War Times: Personal Reminiscences of Happenings that Took Place from 1861 to the Grand Review,” by Reub Williams and Sally Coplen Hogan, https://books.google.com/books?id=4KwyAQAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=coffee  * “Leaves & beans of History: The Civil War,” by Matt Foster, Barista Guild of America, http://www.baristaguildofamerica.net/leaves-beans-of-history-the-civil-war/  * “Soldiers Loved a Refreshing Cup of Coffee,” by Kim A. O’Connell, HistoryNet, https://www.historynet.com/soldiers-loved-a-refreshing-cup-of-coffee.htm  * “Civil War Facts,” American Battlefield Trust, https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/civil-war-facts  * “Civil War Technology,” by History.com editors, History.com, https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/civil-war-technology  * Music * “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” lyrics by Julia Ward Howe. * “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” lyrics by Patrick Gilmore. * “BLACK V: CROW” by, how the night came http://freemusicarchive.org * “YELLOW V: Love’s Labour’s Lost” by, how the night came http://freemusicarchive.org * “YELLOW: II As You Like It” by, how the night came http://freemusicarchive.org * “Moment of Truth” by, David Hilowitz http://freemusicarchive.org Episode Ten Transcript: Over the course of United States’ history, nothing has had a bigger impact on its economy and culture than the wars that its fought in. This shouldn’t be a huge surprise – war has a way of stripping away all the superfluous extras in a culture. Things like celebrity gossip and trendy clothes pale in comparison to having to consider the value of human life. For many Americans, wars are deeply personal. Whether it’s a grandfather who served in World War II, an uncle that served in the Gulf War, or a friend that deployed to Afghanistan,

Coffee’s history includes examples of shops and cafes that didn’t fit their historical context.  On this episode of Coffee Canon, we deep-dive into one of these; a shop that was opened in 1919, but bears a striking resemblance to modern artisan coffee shops. The Double R Coffee House was ahead of its time, and its owners bear a familiar, American name – Roosevelt. This episode contains references to a wealth of sources and articles, which I’ve linked to below. Most notably, I ordered scans of the Library of Congress file titled “Double R Coffee House.”  You can download the PDF here. Below are a couple of images from The Double R Coffee House, some of which are discussed in this episode (click for full resolution versions): Final note: Coffee Canon is now available on Spotify! Click here to listen, and make sure to click the “Follow” button! Episode Nine Sources: * “The Roosevelt Family Built a New York Coffee Chain 50 Years Before Starbucks,” Smithsonian Magazine, by Jancee Dunn. * “Meet Me at the Double R Coffee House,” New-York Historical Society, by Edward O’Reilly. * New York Times article announcing coffee shop opening (November 26, 1919): https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/11/26/96868990.pdf * “All About Coffee” by William Ukers, 1922. Page 690 (769 of PDF) blurb about the coffeehouse while it was still open. * Double R Coffeehouse mentioned in The Greenwich Village Quill (Magazine & Guide to Greenwich Village), August 1921 publication. * Joshua Reyes, The Rough Writer: The News of the Volunteers at Sagamore Hill, Volume 9, Issue 3. * “Simmons’ Spice Mill” VOL XLIII, dated January 1920. Page 56 (31 of PDF) blurb about the origins of the “Brazilian Coffee House” months after it opened. * Wikipedia * Philip Roosevelt (cousin of President Teddy Roosevelt) served as President of Double R Coffeehouse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Roosevelt#cite_note-5 * Discussing Kermit Roosevelt and Teddy Roosevelt’s South American expedition in 1913-1914: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_Roosevelt#River_of_Doubt_South_American_expedition * HP Lovecraft blog that discusses him visiting the coffeehouse: https://tentaclii.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/lovecrafts-double-r-coffee-house-photo/ * “On The Double-R Coffee House” full poem by HP Lovecraft (1925): http://www.hplovecraft.hu/print.

The way we drink and experience coffee has changed drastically. To many people, it&#8217;s become a specialty beverage where taste not only matters, but is decrypted using a multi-tiered tasters wheel consisting of 73 individual flavors. Cafes today focus not just on profit margins, but on growing standards and fair wages for farmers. Baristas take their craft seriously, competing against each other for trophies shaped like espresso tampers and portafilters. So&#8230;how&#8217;d we get here? Episode Eight Sources: * “Norway and Coffee,” The Flamekeeper, by Trish Rothgeb https://web.archive.org/web/20031011091223/http://roastersguild.org/052003_norway.shtml   * “About Us,” Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters https://www.wreckingballcoffee.com/pages/about-us * “What is ‘Third Wave Coffee’, &amp; How Is It Different to Specialty?” Perfect Daily Grind, by Julio Guevara https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2017/04/third-wave-coffee-different-specialty/  * “The Three Waves Of Coffee,” Coffee Kind https://coffeekind.com/blogs/the-reading-room/the-three-waves-of-coffee * “The Future of Specialty Coffee and the Next Wave,” Coffee Talk, by Timothy J. Castle http://coffeetalk.com/ctmagazine/01-2016/21518/ * “Do You Know Trish Rothgeb?” Fresh Cup Magazine, by Ellie Bradley https://www.freshcup.com/do-you-know-trish-rothgeb/  * “In San Francisco, Wrecking Ball Coffee’s Making Better Less Cool,” Sprudge, by Michael Light http://sprudge.com/in-san-francisco-wrecking-ball-coffees-making-better-less-cool-87750.html * “Trish Rothgeb On The State of Specialty Coffee,” Imbibe Magazine, by Penelope Bass http://imbibemagazine.com/trish-rothgeb/  * “I Want Coffee, Not Coffee,” The Specialty Coffee Chronicle Issue 4, by Nicholas Cho https://www.scribd.com/doc/62935061/Doing-Good-and-Making-Change-Chronicle-Issue-4  * “2018 World Barista Championship Official Rules and Regulations, Version 2018.01.23.” https://www.dropbox.com/s/anqulrq9v090n4b/2018%20WBC%20Rules%20and%20Regulations-JAN23.pdf?dl=0 * World Barista Championship, https://worldbaristachampionship.org/world-barista-championship-amsterdam-2018/ * “What Goes Into Competition Preparation”, Origin, by Winston http://originroasting.co.za/v3/goes-competition-preparation/  * US Coffee Championships Timeline http://www.uscoffeechampionships.org/timeline/  * “The BGA and the Third Wave,” CoffeeGeek.com, by Nicholas Cho http://coffeegeek.com/opinions/bgafiles/04-02-2005/  * “Why Do Americans Drink Half As Much Coffee Today As They Did 60 Years Ago?” Zócalo Public Square, by Murray Carpenter <a href="http://www.zocalopublicsquare.

The Netherlands is only about 1,000 miles from the Arctic Circle, making farming difficult. And yet, Dutch culture is intimately tied to coffee culture and history. Many of the biggest events that turned coffee from a novelty to a commodity happened because of the Dutch. On this episode of Coffee Canon, we explore the stories and people that took coffee from Europe to the Caribbean and South America. Episode Seven Sources: * Dutch coffee history * * “History of Dutch Coffee,” dutch-coffee.nlhttps://www.dutch-coffee.nl/history-of-dutch-coffee/ * “Dutch Coffee History And Culture,” Know Your Grinder, by Dave https://knowyourgrinder.com/dutch-coffee-history-and-culture/ * “The History of Coffee,” National Coffee Association, http://www.ncausa.org/About-Coffee/History-of-Coffee * “The History of Coffee,” Go Coffee Go, by Professor Peaberry https://www.gocoffeego.com/professor-peaberry/history-of-coffee/1700 * “Petty Theft Brought Coffee to America,” Modern Nation, by Josh Hrala http://modernnotion.com/how-an-act-of-petty-theft-brought-coffee-to-america/ * “All About Coffee,” by William H. Ukers, 1922 * Coffee drinking statistics * * “Here Are the Countries That Drink the Most Coffee—the U.S. Isn&#8217;t in the Top 10,” The Atlantic, by Roberto A. Ferdman https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/01/here-are-the-countries-that-drink-the-most-coffee-the-us-isnt-in-the-top-10/283100/ * “Mapped: The countries that drink the most coffee,” The Telegraph, by Oliver Smith http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/countries-that-drink-the-most-coffee/ * Greenhouses * * “This Tiny Country Feeds the World,” National Geographic, by Frank Viviano https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/09/holland-agriculture-sustainable-farming/ * “Way Back When: A History of the English Glasshouse,” Hartley Botanic, by * Wikipedia * * The History of Coffee, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coffee * Gabriel de Clieu, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_de_Clieu * Greenhouse, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse * Dutch East India Company, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company * Coffee production in Martinique, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_production_in_Martinique * Music * * Podington Bear, The Confrontation &#8211; http://freemusicarchive.org * Podington Bear,

From the halls of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent to the streets of the Grand Bazaar, from the fields of Kaldi the Goat Herder to the room of an Israeli fortune teller; Turkish Coffee runs the gambit. It’s the world’s oldest brewing technique &#8211; surviving military coups, government bans, and industry monopolies. It’s unfiltered, strong, and unlike anything else you’ve ever tasted. It has survived the test of time, both served to royalty with panache, and served to commoners streetside. Episode Six Sources: * Wikipedia: * Turkish Coffee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_coffee * Tasseography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasseography * History of Coffee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coffee * Pieter van den Broecke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_van_den_Broecke * “Coffee grounds brewed trouble for Israeli fortuneteller,”  McClatchy Newspapers, by Dion Nissenbaum http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24466912.html * “Fortune Teller Held for ‘Cancer’ Fraud: https://www.haaretz.com/1.5056803 * All about the Turkish Coffee Pot: http://www.turkishstylegroundcoffee.com/turkish-coffee-utensils/turkish-coffee-pot/ * “Turkish Coffee: A Story of Mystery, War, Romance &amp; Empire,” Perfect Daily Grind, by P. Dobrenov: https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2015/09/turkish-coffee-a-story-of-mystery-war-romance-empire/ * “Don&#8217;t Call It &#8216;Turkish&#8217; Coffee, Unless, Of Course, It Is,” NPR by Joanna Kakissis https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/04/27/179270924/dont-call-it-turkish-coffee-unless-of-course-it-is * Story of Kaldi the Goat Herder: http://www.ncausa.org/About-Coffee/History-of-Coffee * “The Coffee Trail: A Muslim Beverage Exported West,” Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation by Salah Zaimeche: http://www.muslimheritage.com/uploads/Main%20-%20Coffee.pdf * Ukers, William H. (1935), “All About Coffee” 2nd Edition; The Tea &amp; Coffee Trade Journal Company, New York: https://www.amazon.com/about-Coffee-Second-William-Ukers/dp/1614270023 * “The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World&#8217;s Most Popular Drug” By Bennett Alan Weinberg, Bonnie K. Bealer https://books.google.com/books?id=Qyz5CnOaH9oC&amp;pg=PA3&amp;dq=coffee+goat+ethiopia+Kaldi&amp;lr=&amp;ei=paxHStuDJ4XuzATj97hf#v=onepage&amp;q=coffee%20goat%20ethiopia%20Kaldi&amp;f=false * “Istanbul’s Historic Coffeehouses,” The Guide Istanbul by Joshua Bruce Allen: http://www.theguideistanbul.com/article/istanbuls-historic-coffeehouses * Music: * Podington Bear,

Around this time of year we hear stories of people giving back to the less fortunate in their communities. Whether it’s Ebenezer Scrooge from a Christmas Carol forgiving debts, or your local church donating money to a worthy cause, there’s something about the Holiday season that propels people to give. Last week, just before Christmas, I got the opportunity to interview Nathan Westwick from Wild Goose Coffee Roasters. I wanted to do an episode highlighting Wild Goose because they place a huge emphasis on giving back to their community &#8211; but not just during the Holidays. All year long, for every pound of coffee Wild Goose sells, they donate 10 pounds of food to a local food bank. Purchase coffee here to support their mission. Use the hashtag #1equals10 and let them know you&#8217;re taking part. Through their commitment and actions, the folks at Wild Goose remind us that we each have the power to positively influence those around us in practical ways at all times of the year &#8211; and what better time to be reminded, than this Holiday season? Happy New Year! May your 2018 be filled with love, generosity, and excellent coffee! Colin Episode Five Sources: * Interview: Nathan Westwick, founder/owner of Wild Goose Coffee Roasters. *  Music * Hyson &#8211; Silent Knight, FreeMusicArchive.org * Podington Bear &#8211; Winter Walk, FreeMusicArchive.org * Podington Bear &#8211; Threshold, FreeMusicArchive.org * Fresh Nelly &#8211; Auld Lang Syne, FreeMusicArchive.org

Today on the podcast we’re bending the rules a bit and not focusing entirely on coffee. Instead, in the spirit of Christmas, we’re broadening our scope and looking at Holiday drinks as a whole, and the traditions they come with. We&#8217;re focusing on three drinks in particular: the Pharisee, the Tom and Jerry, and Irish Coffee. All three are steeped in Christmas tradition, and the stories surrounding each are as interesting as they are surprising. If you&#8217;re interested in making any of these drinks at home, here are some recipes I recommend: * The Pharisee (thespruce.com) * The Tom and Jerry (punchdrink.com) * Irish Coffee (foodnetwork.com) Need last minute gift ideas? Check out the Coffee Canon 2017 Holiday Gift Guide, available as a free PDF here. Episode Four Sources: * Pharisäer (Pharisee) * Der &#8220;Pharisäer nach Originalrezept&#8221; (Translation: The &#8220;Pharisee according to original recipe&#8221;), anwaltseiten24. Link: http://www.anwaltseiten24.de/rechtsgebiete/kuriose-gerichtsurteile/1/news/der-pharisaer-nach-originalrezept.html * &#8220;Amtsgericht Flensburg &#8211; Wieviel Rum macht den echten Pharisäer?&#8221; (Translation: &#8220;District Court Flensburg &#8211; How much rum makes the real Pharisee?&#8221;), Wikisource. Link: https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Amtsgericht_Flensburg_-_Wieviel_Rum_macht_den_echten_Pharisäer%3F * &#8220;Zeitreise: Der Pharisäer-Streit&#8221; (Translation: &#8220;Time travel: The Pharisee quarrel&#8221;), NDR.de (only accessible via web.archive.org). Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20161103213817/https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/schleswig-holstein_magazin/zeitreise/Zeitreise-Der-Pharisaeer-Streit,zeitreise1238.html * Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharisäer_(Getränk) * DM conversion tables: http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/projects/currency.htm#tables * Converting 1981 US Dollars to 2017 US Dollars: http://www.in2013dollars.com/1981-dollars-in-2017?amount=13.82 * Tom and Jerry * Wikipedia * Egg Nog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggnog * Tom and Jerry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry_(drink) * &#8220;The Forgotten Christmas Cocktail.&#8221; The Atlantic, by Sarah Elton. Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2009/12/the-forgotten-christmas-cocktail/32226/ * &#8220;A Regional Oddball, Resurrected for Chilliest of Days.&#8221; The New York Times, by Robert Simonson.

For thousands of years humans have used fermentation to preserve food, leaven bread, and brew alcohol. In 19th century Belgium lambic beers were brewed using the yeasts and bacteria naturally found in the air. Fermentation is an integral part of the way we process coffee as well, but because of function &#8211; not taste. What can history teach us about fermentation, and how can we use that to create even better tasting coffee? This week&#8217;s episode relied heavily on the article, &#8220;Looking beyond Origin for flavor diversity&#8221; by Lucia Solis. Read the article here. Also, here&#8217;s a link to the BuzzFeed video referenced at the beginning of the show. Links to the rest of the sources for this episode are below. Also, don&#8217;t forget to sign up for the Coffee Canon email list. A special gift is going out this week to those on the list! You can sign up here. Colin Episode Three Sources: * Coffee Fermentation * “Looking beyond Origin for flavor diversity.” Where is Scott Rao?, by Lucia Solis. Link: https://www.scottrao.com/blog/2017/10/23/looking-beyond-origin-for-flavor-diversity * “A long overdue report on some coffee fermentation experiments.” Pax Coffea, by Peter Giuliano. Link: http://petergiuliano.tumblr.com/post/29438469954/a-long-overdue-report-on-some-coffee-fermentation * “How Does Fermentation Affect Coffee Flavor Development?” Perfect Daily Grind, by Tanya Newton. Link: https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2017/07/fermentation-affect-coffee-flavour-development/ * “Beer and Wine are Fermented &#8211; So Is Coffee!” Hula Daddy Kona Coffee Link: http://www.huladaddy.com/articles/beer-and-wine-are-fermented-so-is-coffee.htm * Beer Fermentation * “A Brief History of Lambic in Belgium.” https://www.lambic.info/A_Brief_History_of_Lambic_in_Belgium * “Geuze &amp; Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer” by Jef Van den Steen. https://www.lambic.info/Books#Geuze_.26_Kriek:_The_Secret_of_Lambic_Beer * Coffee Processing * “What on Earth is Honey Process?” Seattle Coffee Works Blog, by Sebastian Simsch. Link: http://blog.seattlecoffeeworks.com/roastery/earth-honey-process/ * “Washed, Natural, Honey: Coffee Processing 101” Perfect Daily Grind, by R. Turp. Link: https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2016/07/washed-natural-honey-coffee-processing-101/ * Wikipedia * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_in_food_processing * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolism * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.

Episode Two of Coffee Canon focuses on Italian coffee. We often associate Italy with espresso, but the truth is that true espresso didn&#8217;t exist until about 1950. Developing It took the work of key inventors, businesspeople, and visionaries who saw coffee not for what it currently was, but for what it could be. In this episode I feature a radio interview by Professor Jonathan Morris. You can listen to the whole thing here. Also, he wrote a fascinating paper on Italy&#8217;s coffee journey: check it out here. Enjoy the episode, and feel free to reference the sources below if you&#8217;d like to read more. Also, don&#8217;t forget to sign up for the Coffee Canon email list if you haven&#8217;t already. Colin Episode Two Sources: * &#8216;A History of Espresso in Italy and in the World&#8217; by Jonathan Morris. The primary source for this episode: http://www.academia.edu/262226/A_History_of_Espresso_in_Italy_and_in_the_World_2008_ * Jonathan Morris and Laurie Taylor radio interview: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007tz8v  * How transatlantic exchange shaped Italy&#8217;s coffee culture: https://qz.com/992879/the-curious-tale-of-how-italy-became-the-world-capital-of-coffee/ * Wikipedia, History of the Moka Pot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_pot  * &#8216;The Romance of Coffee and Aluminum&#8217; by JT Schnapp, a great source for more on the Moka pot and Italian culture: http://earlymodernconversions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Schnapp-The-Romance-of-Coffee-and-Aluminum.pdf * Music * “Una Cosa” by Podington Bear  &#8211; FreeMusicArchive.org * “Blues Angeline” by Lobo Loco &#8211; FreeMusicArchive.org &nbsp; Episode Two Transcript: Everything has an inventor. This is sort of an obvious statement on its face &#8211; the fact that crafted things &#8211; manufactured things &#8211; really everything from modern conveniences to primitive technology has a person or a team behind they’re invention &#8211; we know this. But how often do we actually stop and think about these people? There’s the big names, sure, like Steve Jobs, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Elon Musk &#8211; people who have famously taken huge risks with their companies or ideas. Risks that worked out for them and shaped the world into what it is today. But for every Thomas Edison there were 1,000 inventors and creators who’s names we’ve never heard. People who have shaped our world in just as powerful ways, but without the name ID. Coffee is no different. Every single device and method used to harvest, process, roast, grind, and brew coffee beans has a person or group of people who pioneered that technique or invented that product. Last episode we talked briefly about the Hario v60 and how it reflects both Japanese culture and values. This week we’re going to discuss another country; a place that has its history deeply tied to coffee. For half of the 20th century inventors, fortune-seekers,

In this first episode of Coffee Canon, we take a look at Japan: a culture rich with history and tradition. Today, Japanese people love coffee &#8211; they&#8217;ve invented entire brew methods that the rest of the world adopted &#8211; but it wasn&#8217;t always this way. We study how and why Japan went from rejecting coffee outright, to embracing it completely. We discuss the people, companies, and timeline that pushed Japan to becoming a leader in specialty coffee &#8211; and we hear from some coffee experts along the way. Enjoy the episode, and feel free to check out the sources below if you want to read more. To continue the discussion, hit me up on Twitter or Instagram. Colin Episode One Sources: * A commentary on coffee history in Japan: https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-coffee/ * A paper discussing Japan&#8217;s coffee history, along with imports and sales of coffee: http://coffee.ajca.or.jp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/coffee_market_in_japan.pdf * Wikipedia Articles: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coffee#Japan * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissaten * https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ダッチ·コーヒー (with help from Google Translate) * Specialty coffee in Japan: http://boutiquejapan.com/coffee-in-japan/ * A comparison between third wave coffee and Japanese Kissaten: https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2015/09/third-wave-coffee-japanese-kissaten-more-similar-than-you-might-think/ * Citizens of Humanity James Freeman interview: https://mag.citizensofhumanity.com/blog/2016/09/28/james-freeman-blue-bottle-cofffee/ * History of the Hario v60: https://www.perfectdailygrind.com/2015/07/hario-v60-the-history-brewing-guide/ * Japanese Iced Coffee * Thread where Peter Giuliano explains why he calls it “Japanese Iced Coffee:” http://www.coffeed.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&amp;t=3950 * Peter Giuliano makes his case for Japanese Iced Coffee over cold-brew: http://petergiuliano.tumblr.com/post/22177089634/why-you-should-stop-cold-brewing-and-use-the * Fresh Cup Magazine article by Peter Giuliano, “Discovering Japanese Iced Coffee:” https://www.freshcup.com/discovering-japanese-iced-coffee/ * Interview with Hidetaka Hayashi: http://www.beanscenemag.com.au/articles/view/hidetaka-hayashis-japanese-journey * Music: * “Blues Angeline” by Lobo Loco &#8211; FreeMusicArchive.org * “Passing through the Basin” by Lobo Loco &#8211; FreeMusicArchive.org &nbsp;