Album Album of the Month August 21, 2025 by Diego Olivas Ambient7 (アンビエント7): Full Moon (1997) With summer winding down, my mind drifts to albums like Ambient7’s Full Moon. Ostensibly, it’s something you’d find (if you can find… August 21, 2025
Album Album July 3, 2025 by Diego Olivas Woodman (うっど漫まん): Osaka Massage – Heal No. 5 (2004?) For someone like me, whose whole site is dedicated to writing about works in the past tense, there’s something especially poignant about… July 3, 2025
Interview Interview May 29, 2025 by Diego Olivas Interview: Terry Lin I have a sincere belief: music has a way of transmitting the essence of the person behind it. I say this because… May 29, 2025
Album Album of the Month May 15, 2025 by Diego Olivas Plus (プラス): Cross Power Flower (クロスパワーフラワー) (1992) Blessed are those who have background info to work from. I say this because I need to come clean about the album… May 15, 2025
Album Album of the Month February 13, 2025 by Diego Olivas Kohshin Satoh (佐藤 孝信): Arrston Volaju (アーストンボラージュ) (1990) There’s just something about Valentine’s Day that stirs me to share music steeped in that feeling. If you know me, you know… February 13, 2025
Album Album January 16, 2025 by Diego Olivas DJ Peah (でぃーじぇい・ぺー): DJ Peah (でぃーじぇい・ぺー) (1994) Sometimes you hear the future and you fear it. Yet, sometimes you fear the future and you hear… what exactly? Change. January 16, 2025
Mix Mix January 7, 2025 by Diego Olivas Mix: 88. Handbag Music (ハンドバッグ・ミュージック) The more I curate mixes or tumble down that wormhole called “discovering new music,” the more I find myself questioning how we… January 7, 2025
Album Album of the Month April 19, 2024 by Diego Olivas Yukihiro Fukutomi (福富幸宏): POST ( ポスト) (1993) Listening to Yukihiro Fukutomi’s music takes me back to a different time. It reminds me of the first time I encountered Japanese… April 19, 2024
Album Album of the Month March 15, 2024 by Diego Olivas Leila White (レイラ・ホワイト): Endless Dream (エンドレス・ドリーム) (1995) I have a belief: whenever history fails you, find some poetry. I say this because, unfortunately for us, there is little oral… March 15, 2024
Album Album of the Month December 15, 2023 by Diego Olivas Ikko (川井郁子): #2 (ニ) (1995) We all make decisions on what we share with others. Sometimes what we hide might run the gamut of what we feel… December 15, 2023
Album Album of the Month December 12, 2023 by Diego Olivas Mellyana: Beatify (1992) It seems one of the ongoing mantras for this blog is: “Spring where your seeds grow roots.” A perfect example of this… December 12, 2023
Album Album August 15, 2023 by Diego Olivas Nina Catarina: Acordei Com Preguiça (1994) First off: a huge thank you for Sara Mautone for cluing me in to this album. I say this, because when you… August 15, 2023