Album 音 Album August 16, 2017 by Diego Olivas Triangulus and Björn J:son Lindh: Triangulus and Björn J:son Lindh (1986) Hard to describe what’s going on in Triangulus and Björn J:son Lindh. The closest analog I could think of would be what… August 16, 2017
Album 音 Album August 9, 2017 by Diego Olivas Katsutoshi Morizono: 4:17 p.m. (1985) There’s an appeal to Katsutoshi Morizono’s 4:17 p.m. that can only be heightened, or fully appreciated, during summer, our current time of… August 9, 2017
Album 音 Album August 2, 2017 by Diego Olivas Alain Chamfort: Amour, Année Zéro I almost hate myself for sharing this. It’s like eating a slice of sublime dark chocolate cake, followed by a full… August 2, 2017
Album 音 Album July 26, 2017 by Diego Olivas Ritmia: Forse Il Mare (1986) Nothing makes one cringe more than when someone tries to “modernize” traditional music. The issue isn’t with modernization but with trying to… July 26, 2017
Album 音 Album July 21, 2017 by Diego Olivas Mike Francis: Let’s Not Talk About It (1984) Now this, this right here, is the promised boogie wonderland. The late Michele Francesco Puccioni’s (aka Mike Francis) 1984 debut is that… July 21, 2017
Album 音 Album July 19, 2017 by Diego Olivas Kenji Omura: Gaijin Heaven (1983) Power can manifest itself in many ways. Power isn’t always in the density of something but in the lightness of it. Kenji… July 19, 2017
Mix Mix July 14, 2017 by Diego Olivas Mix: 5. Trás-os-Montes When conceiving my latest mix all I could think about was the works of master Impressionist painters. Where other painters try to… July 14, 2017
Album Album of the Month July 11, 2017 by Diego Olivas African Head Charge: Songs of Praise (1990) We might not all be able to know the way to get on that righteous path but there are signals that could… July 11, 2017
Album 音 Album June 13, 2017 by Diego Olivas Morgan Fisher: Look At Life (1984) I’m truly thankful I live in a world where circumstances led Londoner Morgan Fisher to visit Japan, fall in love with country,… June 13, 2017
Album 音 Album of the Month June 9, 2017 by Diego Olivas Juan Martin: Painter In Sound ft. Mark Isham (1986) Simply sublime. What else can you say? From the man who literally wrote the definitive word on Flamenco technique, comes a work showing… June 9, 2017
Album 音 Album June 6, 2017 by Diego Olivas Mendes & Mendes: Mendes & Mendes (1982) What’s this? Just some sweet, sweet Lusophonic magic, from the great African island nation of Cabo Verde. Music fitting that jaw-dropping album cover.… June 6, 2017
Album 音 Album June 2, 2017 by Diego Olivas José “Zeca” Afonso: Galinhas Do Mato (1985) I always hate to say never, but I’ll wager that you’ll never find another giant of fado music quite like José “Zeca”… June 2, 2017