FOND/SOUND is run by Diego Olivas, based in Lake Forest, Illinois — born and raised in El Paso, Texas. What is FOND/SOUND? It’s my attempt to uncover and share music that has never gotten its just due. For me, it’s revolutionary, new world music ready to have a special place in your own world.
Rather than leave this music in the dustbin of history — most of it out of print and never released in any digital format — let’s revive and revisit what we’ve missed. At the end of the day, it’s my hope that through this new outlet we’ll be able to support these same artists and get their names out there, in our own way. What does this blog focus on? At the moment: “fourth world,” Balearic, New Age, African, Brazilian, ambient, and Japanese music, with room for much more…
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p.s. For those asking: I’m available for DJ gigs, open to contributing and collaborating on music releases, and open to commissioned writing. One thing I’m holding off doing: review contemporary music. As always, you can reach me via the contact page above or DM me elsewhere…
p.p.s. For those who want to go deeper and discuss more about this music, be sure to join FOND/SOUND’s Discord Group or on Instagram.