Album Album November 4, 2022 by Diego Olivas Toshiro Mitsutomi (みつとみ俊郎): Stand By Satie (スタンド・バイ・サティ) (1988) Stand By Satie? It’s pretty hard not to, when a whole slew of musicians – in all styles and genres – have… November 4, 2022
Album Album of the Month November 1, 2022 by Diego Olivas Kim Doo Soo (김두수): 보헤미안 (Bohemian) (1991) Here’s something that not many are afraid to admit: a lot of us hate to be lost in the wilderness. It’s its… November 1, 2022
Album Album October 28, 2022 by Diego Olivas Joe Hisaishi (久石譲): Ano Natsu, Ichiban Shizukana Umi 『あの夏, いちばん静かな海』(1991) Fall is something else, isn’t it? As beautiful as the season is – simply one look outside can affirm this – there’s… October 28, 2022
Album Album of the Month October 25, 2022 by Diego Olivas Miguel Braga: Ritual (1990) I’ll be one of the first to admit this: intriguing album designs draw me in. Even in the age of digital artwork,… October 25, 2022
Mix Mix October 18, 2022 by Diego Olivas Mix: 70. Castles In The Air It’s such a cliche but it’s one that bears repeating: sometimes music just speaks to you. While listening to Chyi Yu’s wonderful… October 18, 2022
Album Album of the Month October 7, 2022 by Diego Olivas Anna Banana (アンナ・バナナ): 大きな絵 (Big Picture) (1991) She didn’t have to do this, yet, nevertheless, she persisted. That’s the refrain bopping in my head as I go through Anna… October 7, 2022
Album Album of the Month October 4, 2022 by Diego Olivas Endeavour (民藝復興): 極樂 (Elysium) (1992) There’s a reason that art can transcend time, space, and vocabulary. It does so because it can speak to something innate born… October 4, 2022
Album Album of the Month September 30, 2022 by Diego Olivas Masahide Sakuma (佐久間正英): In A Garden (創造の庭で) Six years. Has it really been that long? Yes, it has been nearly six years since I first wrote about the late,… September 30, 2022
Album Album September 27, 2022 by Diego Olivas 새바람이 오는 그늘 (The Shade With New Wind): 1집 (1st Album)(1990) Charming, breezy, and wonderfully multi-layered, those are a few of the many adjectives one can use to describe the sole work by… September 27, 2022
Mix Mix September 20, 2022 by Diego Olivas Mix: 69. Seaside In The Twilight Once again I’m ending back at the beginning. Nothing quite occupies my headspace than preparing one last “summer” mix to share. And… September 20, 2022
Album Album of the Month September 2, 2022 by Diego Olivas Yuki Takao (高尾有紀): 水の迷宮 / The Water Labyrinth (1991) Forgive me if I’m repeating myself, but if I haven’t said it bears I’m saying it now: sometimes I (just like each… September 2, 2022
Album Album August 30, 2022 by Diego Olivas Antoine Illouz: Sud (1985) Jazz. Why even bother? At least, that’s what I ask myself when I choose to share something from that realm. Of all… August 30, 2022