Album 音 Album of the Month July 2, 2019 by Diego Olivas Rob Mounsey + Flying Monkey Orchestra: Dig (1989) Is it alright it if I take it easy on this one? I doubt Rob Mounsey would have wanted us to over… July 2, 2019
Album Album of the Month June 28, 2019 by Diego Olivas Today’s Latin Project: Today’s Latin Project (1983) A leftfield reimagining of vaunted Afro-Cuban jazz classics, in a new school “futuristic” Japanese Pop style, shouldn’t sound so interesting as it… June 28, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month June 25, 2019 by Diego Olivas Riccardo Giagni: Kaunis Maa (1988) Somehow, I’m stumbling on a theme. This is the second start of the week where I share the utterly brilliant work of… June 25, 2019
Album 音 Album June 18, 2019 by Diego Olivas Michael Atherton: Windshift (1990) “Inspired ethnological musical exploration from an unlikely source.” — what better way to describe Michael Atherton’s Windshift? Michael Atherton might best be… June 18, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month June 7, 2019 by Diego Olivas Yuki Nakayamate (なかやまて由希): Octopussy (オクトパシー) (1982) My apologies to my less than trusty Google Translation app, but there are only a few things I can describe as legibly… June 7, 2019
Album 音 Album May 21, 2019 by Diego Olivas Rubaja and Hernandez: High Plateaux (1987) Here’s another leftfield one from the Windham Hill label. A high mixture of Latin American rhythms, warm digital synthesis, and exploratory brass… May 21, 2019
Mix 音 Mix April 19, 2019 by Diego Olivas Mix: 24. Sueño Con Mexico For this mix for LYL Radio I was feeling more than a tinge of nostalgia. Somehow, one day, hearing the plaintive tones… April 19, 2019
Album 音 Album April 9, 2019 by Diego Olivas Brian Slawson: Distant Drums (1988) It’s not often you encounter the work of a percussionist who is as wildly as inventive as one can be, yet can… April 9, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month March 15, 2019 by Diego Olivas KEDGE: Complete Samples (1988) And now for some early magic from notable J-Pop producer and songwriter Keiichi Tomita aka Tomita Lab. Complete Samples by KEDGE, for… March 15, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month March 12, 2019 by Diego Olivas Uman: Chaleur Humaine (1992) Uman, pronounced (YOO-mahn), was a unique group. Vacillating from many visions — world music, ambient, jazz, and many uncategorizable things — this… March 12, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month March 8, 2019 by Diego Olivas Hideki Mitsumori (光森英毅): 彩 Colours (1990) I’m at a loss what to classify the late, great Hideki Mitsumori’s 彩 Colours as. It’s obviously heavily indebted to world music… March 8, 2019
Album 音 Album March 5, 2019 by Diego Olivas Do’ah: World Dance (1988) A call to worship, that’s what do’a, the original Arabic-Persian name for New Age group Do’ah means. World Dance by Do’ah slots… March 5, 2019