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When I listen to Harumi Kitagawa’s Love & Flowers, I’m instantly transported to what I love about music. It’s its ability to…

April 3, 2025

Interview March 28, 2025 by Diego Olivas Interview: Miroque (ミロク)

As I’ve shared before, I often feel blessed to have a platform that allows me to (perhaps) introduce new artists or concepts…

March 28, 2025

Album March 20, 2025 by Diego Olivas Nazoo: Dear Heavens, Children In His Twilight (1994)

Sometimes you’ve just got to ask yourself: “Why am I doing this?” As I keep scouring through myriad broken links, countless blank…

March 20, 2025

Album of the Month March 13, 2025 by Diego Olivas Mayumi Itoh (伊東真由美): 美人声 (Beautiful Voice) (1992)

What better way to ease into spring than with an album that exemplifies that grand idea we call “rebirth”? Rebirth, more often…

March 13, 2025

Mix March 4, 2025 by Diego Olivas Mix: 89. mvns (Guest Mix + Interview)

I always like to look back and rediscover where I first encountered some of the guests I’ve invited to the blog. I…

March 4, 2025

Interview February 20, 2025 by Diego Olivas Interview: Dream Dolphin (ドリームドルフィン)

You know, for me, sometimes the most fascinating thing about interviews like these with Dream Dolphin is discovering just how much I…

February 20, 2025

There’s just something about Valentine’s Day that stirs me to share music steeped in that feeling. If you know me, you know…

February 13, 2025

One of my favorite things to discover and hear in music is how ideas translate across genres and borders. Listening to Midori’s…

February 6, 2025

Maybe it’s something about myself, but I tend to feel inspired by the music of those who aren’t necessarily solely inspired by…

January 30, 2025

Album of the Month January 23, 2025 by Diego Olivas Logik Freaks (杉山勇司): Temptations of Logik Freaks – One Fine Day (1995)

I can’t help but smile a little when I hear how brazenly Yuji Sugiyama begins what would become his sole release under…

January 23, 2025

Sometimes you hear the future and you fear it. Yet, sometimes you fear the future and you hear… what exactly? Change.

January 16, 2025

Mix January 7, 2025 by Diego Olivas Mix: 88. Handbag Music (ハンドバッグ・ミュージック)

The more I curate mixes or tumble down that wormhole called “discovering new music,” the more I find myself questioning how we…

January 7, 2025