Album 音 Album July 16, 2019 by Diego Olivas Danny Heines: Every Island (1988) I’m trying to parse out of Danny’s own bio what could help explain his Every Island. In his own bio, Danny Heines… July 16, 2019
Mix 音 Mix July 12, 2019 by Diego Olivas Mix: 28. Back In The Pool Sometimes the best ideas come to you on-the-fly. Truth be told, I completely forgot about this month’s mix for LYL Radio. For… July 12, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month July 5, 2019 by Diego Olivas Toshiyuki Honda (本多俊之): Saxophone Music (1986) I think that just about does it. If you had on your bingo card Toshiyuki Honda to complete the Japanese “saxophonist goes… July 5, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month July 2, 2019 by Diego Olivas Rob Mounsey + Flying Monkey Orchestra: Dig (1989) Is it alright it if I take it easy on this one? I doubt Rob Mounsey would have wanted us to over… July 2, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month June 25, 2019 by Diego Olivas Riccardo Giagni: Kaunis Maa (1988) Somehow, I’m stumbling on a theme. This is the second start of the week where I share the utterly brilliant work of… June 25, 2019
Album Album June 21, 2019 by Giacomo Lee Yoshitaka Azuma (東祥高): Asian Wind (1981) Guest post by Giacomo Lee. The first thing that strikes you about Asian Wind is its sleeve. The striking pink and upside-down… June 21, 2019
Album 音 Album June 18, 2019 by Diego Olivas Michael Atherton: Windshift (1990) “Inspired ethnological musical exploration from an unlikely source.” — what better way to describe Michael Atherton’s Windshift? Michael Atherton might best be… June 18, 2019
Album Album of the Month May 31, 2019 by Diego Olivas Koichi Inamoto (稲本耕一): Message From Min-Yō クラリネットでちょっと気どって日本民謡 (1986) Coming in clear, not just a message from Min’yō but one of other beautiful Japanese folk traditions from the Muromachi period and… May 31, 2019
Album 音 Album May 21, 2019 by Diego Olivas Rubaja and Hernandez: High Plateaux (1987) Here’s another leftfield one from the Windham Hill label. A high mixture of Latin American rhythms, warm digital synthesis, and exploratory brass… May 21, 2019
Interview 音 Interview May 10, 2019 by Diego Olivas Interview: Hiltzik & Greenwald Normally, here’s the space where I begin to wax poetically about an album I wish others would take the time to discover.… May 10, 2019
Mix 音 Mix April 19, 2019 by Diego Olivas Mix: 24. Sueño Con Mexico For this mix for LYL Radio I was feeling more than a tinge of nostalgia. Somehow, one day, hearing the plaintive tones… April 19, 2019
Album 音 Album of the Month April 12, 2019 by Diego Olivas Mich Live: Message From Heart (1986) When we last left now Dr. Mitsuru Sawamura, it was 1989 and he had released a wonderful unclassifiable bit of Japanese New… April 12, 2019