Teresa Carpio (杜麗莎): 心己许 (Tokyo Dreaming) (1986)
“I was born to sing” – so graces the words of Teresa Carpio, to the Japanese-version of her powerful pan-Asian debut, 心己许…
June 13, 2023
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Author: Diego Olivas
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Tomoki Kanda (神田朋樹): 「Interstellar Interlude」(2012)
Sometimes, I think we’re all in need of some kind of palette cleanser. At the cusp of summer, the urge is to…
June 9, 2023
Sha’aban Yahya: Return To Jogja (1992)
You know, sometimes you’ve got to step back and realize that there’s only so much thread to pull at. It’s not ideal,…
June 6, 2023
Mix: 76. Beautiful Sunday (美しい日曜日)
How’s everyone doing? If you’re like me, perhaps, things are looking up. When I was going back a week or two thinking…
May 30, 2023
Maria Kawamura (川村 万梨阿): 「春の夢」Sanctus (1991)
You know, there’s something strangely meditative about filling out a Discogs credit list. I find it so, because you feel like you…
May 19, 2023
Yang Xiao-lin (楊小琳): 禧樂 (I Take You There) (1999)
The more I listen to Yang Xiao-lin’s 禧樂 (I Take You There), the more I’m impressed by how malleable folklore is. In…
May 16, 2023
Minako Honda (本田 美奈子): Oversea (オーヴァーシー) (1987)
While I was writing about “Korea’s Madonna”, mentally, my mind going elsewhere, as well, thinking about that other Madonna: the late, great,…
May 12, 2023
Kim Wan-sun (金元萱): 第一次接觸 (The First Touch) (1994)
To paraphrase the great Janet Jackson, “Like a moth to a flame, Burned by the fire, My love is blind, Can’t you…
May 9, 2023
Mix: 75. Deep Valley (幽谷)
When I went about curating my latest mix for LYL Radio, a phrase kept guiding me forward: “atmosphere as culture”. If any…
May 3, 2023
Jun Kawabata (川端潤): 『Absolute Elsewhere』(1997)
As I start to look ahead, toward future travels, today I’m touching back on an album and an idea that I felt…
April 21, 2023
Nino Buoncore: Una Città Tra Le Mani (1988)
If y’all can count on one thing about me, it’s on this: I’m unafraid to promote adult music. Years of listening has…
April 18, 2023
Nokko (のっこ): I Will Catch U. (アイ・ウィル・キャッチ・ユー) (1993)
Much like y’all, I’m apt to “feel the room”. And my friends, it’s awfully nice outside. I’m peering outside: the sun shining,…
April 14, 2023