Mix Mix July 14, 2026 by Diego Olivas Mix: 97. Your Own Little Paradise (君だけの小さな楽園) There’s just something about summer that brings out a different side of me. Whether it’s the heat, the scenery, or simply me… July 14, 2026
Album Album October 14, 2025 by Diego Olivas Lily Lee (李麗芬): 就這樣約定 (It’s A Deal) (1994) Sometimes all you need is a way in. Sometimes all you need is a voice to lead you through. When one listens… October 14, 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 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 of the Month August 18, 2023 by Diego Olivas Suzy K. (スージーキム): KINK (禁句) (1989) For any musicians out there: aren’t those perfect, creative, moments the ones you find yourself while playing “in the pocket”? It’s when… August 18, 2023
Album Album of the Month May 12, 2023 by Diego Olivas Minako Honda (本田 美奈子): Oversea (オーヴァーシー) (1987) While I was writing about “Korea’s Madonna”, mentally, my mind going elsewhere, as well, thinking about that other Madonna: the late, great,… May 12, 2023
Mix Mix July 19, 2022 by Diego Olivas Mix: 68. Heaven Must Be Near Time sure does fly when you’re in the pocket. And in the case of my latest Digging Deep mix it’s the reason… July 19, 2022
Album Album February 18, 2022 by Diego Olivas Katsuhiko Nakagawa (中川勝彦): Lover People (ラヴァー・ピープル) (1988) Surely, he must have known. That’s all I can think about when I listen to Katsuhiko Nakagawa’s memorial album, Again, Me… Released… February 18, 2022
Album 音 Album February 23, 2021 by Diego Olivas Mix: 50. When Tomorrow Comes Once again, I’m back to my favorite kind of song: the love song. But not just any kind of love song. For… February 23, 2021
Album Album of the Month November 20, 2020 by Diego Olivas Cindy(シンディ): Angel Touch (1990) Just something for the lovers out there: Cindy’s exceptional J-Soul heavy, Angel Touch. Perfectly distilling that gorgeous in between period of the… November 20, 2020
Album Album March 3, 2020 by Diego Olivas Michel Alibo: Kintetik (1991) Going back into the well of zouk music. It’s not often I tap into it because I’d be afraid to turn this… March 3, 2020
Album Album of the Month January 14, 2020 by Diego Olivas Terese De Sio: Sindarella Suite (1988) There’s something I really admire about Naples’ own Teresa De Sio’s way of thinking. When I went around digging through interviews to… January 14, 2020