Album 音 Album of the Month May 25, 2021 by Diego Olivas Tats Lau (劉以達): 秋月 (Music From Autumn Moon) (1994) Don’t you just love albums that immediately hook you in? From the get-go 秋月 (Music From Autumn Moon) by Tats Lau Yee-Tat… May 25, 2021
Mix 音 Mix May 18, 2021 by Diego Olivas Mix: 53. Thoughts Of Zen (Ambient, New Age, & Environmental Music Of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China: 1986-2000) It is with great fanfare that I readily admit that much which I don’t know: I admit, that much like you, I’m… May 18, 2021
Album 音 Album May 7, 2021 by Diego Olivas Shakuyaku Trio (芍薬トリオ): Shakuyaku Jidai (芍薬時代) (1988) Let’s have a conversation about elegance. What is elegant? The textbook definition of this term seems to strike at two different ideas.… May 7, 2021
Album 音 Album May 4, 2021 by Diego Olivas Yuan Jung-Ping (袁中平): 南風旅程 (South Wind Journey) (1989) This post wouldn’t be possible without the good ear/find of Christopher Morris and the special vision of Yuan Jung-Ping. It seems appropriate… May 4, 2021
Album Album April 30, 2021 by Diego Olivas Hidetaro Honjoh (本條秀太郎): 散華 (Sange) (1990) Trying to find a nexus point for anything can seem like a fool’s errand at times. Usually, the lines of history get… April 30, 2021
Album 音 Album April 27, 2021 by Diego Olivas Chan Wing Leung (陈永良): Milk Of Love (母愛) (1986) First and foremost, let me start with an apology. It might be that my review of Joseph Chan Wing Leung’s work and… April 27, 2021
Interview 音 Interview April 23, 2021 by Diego Olivas Interview: Nachiko (舘岡奈智子) Spell-binding. I hate to use that term but what else can you use to describe Nachiko Tateoka’s 1980 debut, 1st – 薬屋の娘… April 23, 2021
Album 音 Album April 20, 2021 by Diego Olivas Cong Su (蘇聰): 美夢成真 (Dreams Come True Soundtrack) (1989) Once again I’m back in front of the tabula rasa. And once again I’m challenged with where to begin. The choice is… April 20, 2021
Album 音 Album April 13, 2021 by Diego Olivas It Lives! APR. 13 UPDATE —Hi, everyone, I just got a final update from data recovery company. They were able to recover the majority… April 13, 2021
Album 音 Album March 29, 2021 by Diego Olivas Important Notice It is with a heavy heart that I’m placing Fond/Sound on hiatus, until further notice. If you’d like to contribute to restoring… March 29, 2021
Mix 音 Mix March 26, 2021 by Diego Olivas 52. Lake – Isotonic Sound It’s not often (if ever) that I get to reveal my own music to you, the reader. Not for nothing, as I… March 26, 2021
Album 音 Album March 23, 2021 by Diego Olivas Mix: 51. It’s On You Nothing lasts forever? If there’s any hope in our current situation, is that all things must end (somehow, some way). Just last… March 23, 2021