FOND/SOUND

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

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

Album of the Month October 3, 2024 by Diego Olivas Kay Huang (黃韻玲): 平凡 (Ordinary) (1991)

To quote a famous repartee: “Nevertheless, she persisted.” If one could attach a north star to Kay Huang (黃韻玲), it would be…

October 3, 2024

The chirp of crickets, a babbling brook, the melodies of a songbird, certain things trigger a sense of new life or of…

May 8, 2024

Album of the Month January 16, 2024 by Diego Olivas Summer Lei (雷光夏): 我是雷光夏 (I Am Lei Guangxia) (1995)

Doesn’t it feel like sometimes all we need is a little push? When I hear Summer Lei’s debut, 我我是雷光夏 (I Am Lei…

January 16, 2024

Album of the Month October 3, 2023 by Diego Olivas John “Johnny Bug” Chen (小蟲): 活在愛裡 (Because Of Love) (1995)

Some of you might not realize it but It appears that lately I’ve been exploring a bit of musical nostalgia. For me,…

October 3, 2023

I think, if I’m going to try to “sell” something to you, I should try to to sell it to myself first.…

January 11, 2022

Album November 23, 2021 by Diego Olivas Jin De-Zhe (金得哲): Those Were The Dreams (半梦) (1996)

How many intersectional studies can one make? Yes, all of them, it seems for Jin De-zhe. It’s not often you get to…

November 23, 2021

Sometimes telling the story of something feels like it won’t match the quality of the source material. In my case, its detailing…

October 19, 2021

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

This post wouldn’t be possible without the good ear/find of Christopher Morris and the special vision of Yuan Jung-Ping. It seems appropriate…

May 4, 2021

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