Album Album of the Month March 22, 2024 by Diego Olivas 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
Album Album of the Month March 15, 2024 by Diego Olivas 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
Album Album March 12, 2024 by Diego Olivas 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
Album Album of the Month February 23, 2024 by Diego Olivas hyym: 魂の門~ダンテ「神曲」より (Tamashii no Mon ~ Dante “Shinkyoku” Yori) (1992) First off: a huge tip of my hat to fellow F/S blog reader, Victor Hsu Jui-Ting, for cluing me to today’s album… February 23, 2024
Album Album February 20, 2024 by Diego Olivas Diethelm & Famulari: Diethelm/Famulari (1984) No joke, I too sometimes feel puzzled as you might be with what gets shared on this blog. On a regular day,… February 20, 2024
Interview Interview January 26, 2024 by Diego Olivas Interview: Makihiko Araki (荒木真樹彦) One thing I love about conducting interviews is that these kinds of conversations always lead to new discoveries. It’s rare that I… January 26, 2024
Album Album of the Month January 23, 2024 by Diego Olivas Bebeto Alves: Danço Só – E Fico Assim Mais Oriental Me Invento Toda Manhã (1988) The more one explores music, the more one discovers how open borders create the most interesting ideas and those living at the… January 23, 2024
Album Album of the Month January 19, 2024 by Diego Olivas Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀): MOOD (ムード) (2001) Sometimes, it feels like all it takes is a blink to miss something important. I say this because just weeks ago, on… January 19, 2024
Album Album of the Month January 16, 2024 by Diego Olivas Summer Lei (雷光夏): 我是雷光夏 (I Am Lei Guangxia) (1995) Doesn’t it feel like sometimes all we need is a little push? When I hear Summer Lei’s debut, 我我是雷光夏 (I Am Lei… January 16, 2024
Mix Mix January 9, 2024 by Diego Olivas Mix: 82. POiSON GiRL FRiEND (Guest Mix + Interview ) Tue, May 10, 2022, 10:46 AM – so many things seem improbable, but looking at this time stamp, this is one of those… January 9, 2024
Album Album of the Month December 15, 2023 by Diego Olivas Ikko (川井郁子): #2 (ニ) (1995) We all make decisions on what we share with others. Sometimes what we hide might run the gamut of what we feel… December 15, 2023
Album Album December 8, 2023 by Diego Olivas Yoshimi Iwasaki (岩崎良美): 月夜にGOOD LUCK (月夜にグッド・ラック) (1989) Vibe with me for just a bit longer. As you can surmise, lately, I’ve been touching on a more universal kind of… December 8, 2023