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
Album Album December 15, 2020 by Diego Olivas Michel Lemieux: Lemieux (1986) As I grow older, I grow increasingly dumbfounded. There’s absolutely no reason Michel Lemieux shouldn’t be a household name now. Here I… December 15, 2020
Album 音 Album November 13, 2020 by Diego Olivas Kosei Yamamoto (山本公成): East Ward (1992) More magic from the Salt Road. Hovering in between the space of other Awa Muse alumni comes another one from the East,… November 13, 2020
Album 音 Album October 23, 2020 by Diego Olivas Koh-Tao (タオ島): Tayu Tayu (たゆたゆ) (1997) Get your wet boots, we’re going off the salt road with the brilliant Japanese kalimba master and kalimba maker, Bun. Koh-Tao’s Tayu-Tayu… October 23, 2020
Album Album of the Month October 16, 2020 by Diego Olivas Kazue Sawai (沢井 一恵): Eye To Eye (1987) Editor’s note: Ayuo was kind enough to email some corrections to my review. I’ve included them inline for readers to take in.… October 16, 2020
Album Album October 13, 2020 by Diego Olivas Goffredo Haus: Musiche Per Poche Parti (1989) To be completely honest with you, I’m still struggling to assess how to introduce you to Goffredo Haus’s Musiche Per Poche Parti.… October 13, 2020
Interview Interview October 9, 2020 by Diego Olivas Interview: Randy Honea Talk about being in the right place and at the right time. Normally, I’m not blessed with great timing but I consider… October 9, 2020
Album 音 Album of the Month September 15, 2020 by Diego Olivas Mark Wood: La Mezcla (1988) Now here’s a man after my own musical heart. Untied to any single genre or set on creating some easily classifiable, Mark… September 15, 2020