Jimi Chen (陳世興): Discovering Arts Behind The Mountains 發現後山的藝術 (1994)
The chirp of crickets, a babbling brook, the melodies of a songbird, certain things trigger a sense of new life or of…
May 8, 2024
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Author: Diego Olivas
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Mix: 84. Starland (スターランドです)
“Sun’s out, fun’s out.” Could it be something that simple that inspired my latest “Digging Deep” mix for LYL Radio? Looking back,…
April 30, 2024
Yukihiro Fukutomi (福富幸宏): POST ( ポスト) (1993)
Listening to Yukihiro Fukutomi’s music takes me back to a different time. It reminds me of the first time I encountered Japanese…
April 19, 2024
Martin Destrée: Entre Chien Et Loup (1990)
If you can, allow me one more diversion for the year. In my last post, I finally found words to describe what…
April 12, 2024
Max Meazza: Nightime Call (1986)
As a writer, I try to remain as objective as possible and not inject too much of myself into what I review.…
April 5, 2024
Miguel Bosé: XXX (1987)
As I write this post, my mind goes back to the ideas posited in Claire Dederer’s new book, “Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma”.…
April 2, 2024
Yukio Sasaki (佐々木幸男): Jealousy (ジェラシー) (1990)
We all have our soft spots. Lately, for me, it’s been sharing certain kinds of “rainy day” albums tailor-made to appeal to…
March 29, 2024
Emmanuel: Entre Lunas (1988)
As the child of first-generation immigrants, I imagine, many of y’all have had a similar relationship with your parents’ culture as I’ve…
March 26, 2024
Mayumi Chiwaki (ちわきまゆみ): Erotic & Pain (1992)
You’ve all heard this, “but it looks good on you!” We all might be loathed to admit it but certain things do…
March 22, 2024
Rosana: Doce Pecado (1990)
One of the blessings afforded to me by choosing this small platform to hold a conversation, is that I get to talk…
March 19, 2024
Leila White (レイラ・ホワイト): Endless Dream (エンドレス・ドリーム) (1995)
I have a belief: whenever history fails you, find some poetry. I say this because, unfortunately for us, there is little oral…
March 15, 2024
Silje Nergaard: Tell Me Where You’re Going (1990)
Isn’t pop music such a fickle beast? It seems, one moment anyone could hold the world’s glimmer…only to be shuttled off when…
March 12, 2024