Album 音 Album of the Month May 25, 2021 by Diego Olivas Tats Lau (劉以達): 秋月 (Music From Autumn Moon) (1994) Don’t you just love albums that immediately hook you in? From the get-go 秋月 (Music From Autumn Moon) by Tats Lau Yee-Tat… May 25, 2021
Album 音 Album May 4, 2021 by Diego Olivas Yuan Jung-Ping (袁中平): 南風旅程 (South Wind Journey) (1989) This post wouldn’t be possible without the good ear/find of Christopher Morris and the special vision of Yuan Jung-Ping. It seems appropriate… May 4, 2021
Album Album April 30, 2021 by Diego Olivas Hidetaro Honjoh (本條秀太郎): 散華 (Sange) (1990) Trying to find a nexus point for anything can seem like a fool’s errand at times. Usually, the lines of history get… April 30, 2021
Interview 音 Interview April 23, 2021 by Diego Olivas Interview: Nachiko (舘岡奈智子) Spell-binding. I hate to use that term but what else can you use to describe Nachiko Tateoka’s 1980 debut, 1st – 薬屋の娘… April 23, 2021
Album 音 Album April 20, 2021 by Diego Olivas Cong Su (蘇聰): 美夢成真 (Dreams Come True Soundtrack) (1989) Once again I’m back in front of the tabula rasa. And once again I’m challenged with where to begin. The choice is… April 20, 2021
Album 音 Album March 23, 2021 by Diego Olivas Mix: 51. It’s On You Nothing lasts forever? If there’s any hope in our current situation, is that all things must end (somehow, some way). Just last… March 23, 2021
Album 音 Album February 2, 2021 by Diego Olivas Konk: Jams (1988) It’s not normal for me to phone it in but these aren’t normal times. Yours truly, in case anyone’s wondering, has been… February 2, 2021
Mix 音 Mix January 26, 2021 by Diego Olivas Mix: 49. The Color Of Memory I’ve got a confession to make: I rarely dream. I know that’s an odd thing to state but it’s true. When I… January 26, 2021
Album 音 Album January 15, 2021 by Diego Olivas AQ! Ishii ( 石井明), Hiroko Taniyama ( 中西浩子): 楠劇場 オリジナル・アルバム (Kusunoki Gekijou) (1988) I’ve gotta admit. Few albums stump me to describe. Of the few that do, AQ! Ishii’s and Hiroko Taniyama’s 楠劇場 オリジナル・アルバム (Kusunoki… January 15, 2021
Album Album January 12, 2021 by Diego Olivas Né Ladeiras: Corsária (1988) I hate giving you just a taste of anything but Né Ladeiras’s Corsaria has to serve as one today. Ambient and ethereal,… January 12, 2021
Album 音 Album of the Month January 8, 2021 by Diego Olivas Hiroki Okano (岡野弘幹): ENN (1992) In light of everything that is currently happening at the time of this writing, I’d hate to add any dark energy into… January 8, 2021
Album 音 Album December 18, 2020 by Diego Olivas Mio Takaki (高樹澪): New-Tant (1983) It goes without saying that this is the silly season for me. While I would like to drop reams upon reams of… December 18, 2020