FOND/SOUND

Since time immemorial, humans have looked up into the heavens, gazed at the stars and moon, and felt something stir within. From…

August 28, 2025

Album of the Month August 14, 2025 by Diego Olivas Yuki Takao Group: Ripening “Japanese Esthetic Sense” (1992)

The funny thing about sharing your own thoughts — about having your own site, about trying to give space for those who…

August 14, 2025

Album of the Month July 31, 2025 by Diego Olivas Semba Kiyohiko (仙波清彦): Jasmine Talk (1996)

How does one capture the enormity of someone like percussionist Kiyohiko Semba? Do you focus on his early work as a key…

July 31, 2025

I feel like every time I write about video game music, I should preface my review with a disclaimer: I’m not a…

July 24, 2025

I don’t know about you, but one way I try to really understand music—or at least those behind its creation—is to dig…

June 12, 2025

Let no one tell you different: describing ambient or so-called “environmental” music can sometimes feel like more of an art than a…

May 22, 2025

Album March 20, 2025 by Diego Olivas Nazoo: Dear Heavens, Children In His Twilight (1994)

Sometimes you’ve just got to ask yourself: “Why am I doing this?” As I keep scouring through myriad broken links, countless blank…

March 20, 2025

Much like many of you, the more time one spends in nature, the more one begins to hear a certain musicality in…

December 19, 2024

Album of the Month December 12, 2024 by Diego Olivas Mikihiko Matsumiya (松宮幹彦): Mu-Myou (無明) (1994)

Don’t you just love listening to something that isn’t easily categorized? When I listen to Mikihiko Matsumiya’s 1994 debut, Mu-Myou (無明), I…

December 12, 2024

It’s not often I revisit works from artists I’ve already written about, but when I do, it’s because these other works shed…

December 5, 2024

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from a recent trip to Japan, it’s this: I might be too ahead of the curve.…

November 28, 2024

Album of the Month October 31, 2024 by Diego Olivas Kuo Heng Chi (郭子): 鸽子与海 (The Dove And The Sea) (1995)

One of the great things about autumn is that it presents an opportunity to share music that’s a bit more ruminative, something…

October 31, 2024

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