FOND/SOUND

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

Much like many of you, the more time one spends in nature, the more one begins to hear a certain musicality in…

December 19, 2024

Album of the Month December 12, 2024 by Diego Olivas Mikihiko Matsumiya (松宮幹彦): Mu-Myou (無明) (1994)

Don’t you just love listening to something that isn’t easily categorized? When I listen to Mikihiko Matsumiya’s 1994 debut, Mu-Myou (無明), I…

December 12, 2024

It’s not often I revisit works from artists I’ve already written about, but when I do, it’s because these other works shed…

December 5, 2024

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from a recent trip to Japan, it’s this: I might be too ahead of the curve.…

November 28, 2024

Album of the Month October 31, 2024 by Diego Olivas Kuo Heng Chi (郭子): 鸽子与海 (The Dove And The Sea) (1995)

One of the great things about autumn is that it presents an opportunity to share music that’s a bit more ruminative, something…

October 31, 2024

Do you feel and see it? Isn’t “Spooky Season” unofficially around us? Whenever a certain air descends on most of us, I…

October 24, 2024

Album October 10, 2024 by Diego Olivas Something In The Air: Something In The Air (1993)

Don’t you just love it when the story writes itself? I say this because the story of Something In The Air has…

October 10, 2024

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how we remember our past. As summer continues winding down and vacation time dries up, I’ve been…

September 5, 2024

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