Album Album of the Month May 16, 2023 by Diego Olivas Yang Xiao-lin (楊小琳): 禧樂 (I Take You There) (1999) The more I listen to Yang Xiao-lin’s 禧樂 (I Take You There), the more I’m impressed by how malleable folklore is. In… May 16, 2023
Album Album of the Month October 4, 2022 by Diego Olivas Endeavour (民藝復興): 極樂 (Elysium) (1992) There’s a reason that art can transcend time, space, and vocabulary. It does so because it can speak to something innate born… October 4, 2022
Album 音 Album of the Month April 12, 2022 by Diego Olivas Liu Xing (刘星): 無所事 (To Do Nothing) (1992) You know, sometimes the struggle is simply trying to quantify how unique something is. I’ve been listening to Liu Xing’s 無所事 (To… April 12, 2022
Album 音 Album February 15, 2022 by Diego Olivas Anthony Wong (黃耀明): 明明不是天使 (I’m No Angel) (1994) Where does one even start with Anthony Wong? Know that what I’m picking from his diverse catalog is just a snapshot (perhaps… February 15, 2022
Album Album August 24, 2021 by Diego Olivas John Chen (陈国平): Songs From Within (心意) (1999) It’s easy to feel untethered when you’re listening to Chen Guoping’s (aka John Chen) Songs From Within (心意). Oscillating across various styles… August 24, 2021
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
Mix 音 Mix May 18, 2021 by Diego Olivas Mix: 53. Thoughts Of Zen (Ambient, New Age, & Environmental Music Of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China: 1986-2000) It is with great fanfare that I readily admit that much which I don’t know: I admit, that much like you, I’m… May 18, 2021
Album 音 Album April 27, 2021 by Diego Olivas Chan Wing Leung (陈永良): Milk Of Love (母愛) (1986) First and foremost, let me start with an apology. It might be that my review of Joseph Chan Wing Leung’s work and… April 27, 2021