Review Review December 19, 2024 by Diego Olivas Masafumi Nanatsutani (七ッ谷正文): Water Planet 3 Night 奈良県吉野郡 山上川のせせらぎ (2006) Much like many of you, the more time one spends in nature, the more one begins to hear a certain musicality in… December 19, 2024
Review Review December 12, 2024 by Diego Olivas Mikihiko Matsumiya (松宮幹彦): Mu-Myou (無明) (1994) Don’t you just love listening to something that isn’t easily categorized? When I listen to Mikihiko Matsumiya’s 1994 debut, Mu-Myou (無明), I… December 12, 2024
Review Review December 5, 2024 by Diego Olivas The Gentle Wind (ザ・ジェントル・ウインド): Gentle Voice (ジェントル・ヴォイス) (1990) It’s not often I revisit works from artists I’ve already written about, but when I do, it’s because these other works shed… December 5, 2024
Review Review November 28, 2024 by Diego Olivas Yuhki Nakajima (中島優貴): Dream Up (ドリーム・アップ) (1991) If there’s one thing I’ve learned from a recent trip to Japan, it’s this: I might be too ahead of the curve.… November 28, 2024
Mix Mix November 8, 2024 by Diego Olivas Mix: 87. Rock You Gently (優しく揺らして) Life is something, right? When I conceived of my latest mix for my LYL Radio show, I wanted to capture a certain… November 8, 2024
Review Review October 31, 2024 by Diego Olivas Kuo Heng Chi (郭子): 鸽子与海 (The Dove And The Sea) (1995) One of the great things about autumn is that it presents an opportunity to share music that’s a bit more ruminative, something… October 31, 2024
Review Review October 24, 2024 by Diego Olivas Norihiro Tsuru (都留教博): 人魚の傷 オリジナルサウンドトラック (Mermaid’s Scar Original Soundtrack) (1993) Do you feel and see it? Isn’t “Spooky Season” unofficially around us? Whenever a certain air descends on most of us, I… October 24, 2024
Review Review October 17, 2024 by Diego Olivas Kuniko Fukushima (福島邦子): 夢幻 (Mugen) (1982) With fall fully in season, I think now is a great time to turn over a few leaves I’ve neglected. Lately, my… October 17, 2024
Review Review October 10, 2024 by Diego Olivas Something In The Air: Something In The Air (1993) Don’t you just love it when the story writes itself? I say this because the story of Something In The Air has… October 10, 2024
Review Review October 3, 2024 by Diego Olivas Kay Huang (黃韻玲): 平凡 (Ordinary) (1991) To quote a famous repartee: “Nevertheless, she persisted.” If one could attach a north star to Kay Huang (黃韻玲), it would be… October 3, 2024
Review Review September 26, 2024 by Diego Olivas Serge Guirao: En Chanteur (1987) As I write, it sometimes takes me a beat to realize just how connected I am to a person’s story, just as… September 26, 2024
Mix Mix September 17, 2024 by Diego Olivas Mix: 86. Late Summer (晩夏) Sometimes, you just have to go where the breeze takes you. That’s something that’s become clear to me lately. This summer, I… September 17, 2024