Album 音 Album of the Month March 29, 2019 by Diego Olivas Takio Ito & Takio Band: TAKIO-ソーラン節 (1988) One hasn’t lived until they’ve experienced the force of nature that is Takio Ito’s voice. If you’ve encountered the soul stirring vocal… March 29, 2019
Album 音 Album March 26, 2019 by Diego Olivas Vízöntő: Villanypásztor (1987) Népzene, or Hungarian folk music, has always been a quietly influential, if not leftfield, version of music. A mix of Old Central… March 26, 2019
Mix 音 Mix March 22, 2019 by Diego Olivas Mix 23. Stronger Than Pride I always found it odd that a musical style tailor made for our generation is both a) little-known (outside of Anglophile circles)… March 22, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month March 15, 2019 by Diego Olivas KEDGE: Complete Samples (1988) And now for some early magic from notable J-Pop producer and songwriter Keiichi Tomita aka Tomita Lab. Complete Samples by KEDGE, for… March 15, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month March 12, 2019 by Diego Olivas Uman: Chaleur Humaine (1992) Uman, pronounced (YOO-mahn), was a unique group. Vacillating from many visions — world music, ambient, jazz, and many uncategorizable things — this… March 12, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month March 8, 2019 by Diego Olivas Hideki Mitsumori (光森英毅): 彩 Colours (1990) I’m at a loss what to classify the late, great Hideki Mitsumori’s 彩 Colours as. It’s obviously heavily indebted to world music… March 8, 2019
Album 音 Album March 5, 2019 by Diego Olivas Do’ah: World Dance (1988) A call to worship, that’s what do’a, the original Arabic-Persian name for New Age group Do’ah means. World Dance by Do’ah slots… March 5, 2019
Album Album of the Month March 1, 2019 by Diego Olivas Mieko Shimizu ( 清水三恵子): 桃天夢-Totem- (1988) Totem proves there’s more than one genius behind the Shimizu family tree. Rightfully, it gives you a peek into the deeply brilliant… March 1, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month February 26, 2019 by Diego Olivas Mekong Zoo: Minimal Dance (1995) Let’s do things recursively. Mekong Zoo’s Minimal Dance is exactly as its written — dance music with minimal gestures. Minimal Dance is… February 26, 2019
Mix 音 Mix February 22, 2019 by Diego Olivas Mix 22. The Look Of Love Call me a hopeless romantic but I love love songs. This is, what, my third mix about love? Perhaps it’s because I… February 22, 2019
Album Album February 15, 2019 by Diego Olivas Jang Pil-Soon (장필순): Suddenly/In My Little Heart (어느새 / 내작은 가슴속에) (1989) Heretofore, I bear witness that someone is going to come along and school me on my knowledge of K-Pop (and possibly Jang… February 15, 2019
Album Album of the Month February 12, 2019 by Diego Olivas EG and Alice: 24 Years Of Hunger (1991) We could only be so lucky to age as well as EG and Alice’s 24 Years Of Hunger has. Now, it seems,… February 12, 2019