FOND/SOUND

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Album September 3, 2021 by Diego Olivas Akira Inoue (井上鑑): Anne: Dreaming an Island (The Light and Wind of Prince Edward Island) 夢みるアンの島～プリンス・エドワード島の光と風～ (1989)

Who says you need a trip out to the country to get into the spirit of Akira Inoue’s Anne: Dreaming an Island…

September 3, 2021

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Album August 20, 2021 by Diego Olivas Tatsuya Koumazaki (小馬崎達也) & Febian Reza Pane (フェビアン・レザ・パネ): 「森の組曲」 / “Forest” Suite (1997)

How many of you love being outdoors? Even if it’s just me, I can completely empathize with the mindset being explored by…

August 20, 2021

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Album of the Month August 13, 2021 by Diego Olivas Lion Merry (ライオン・メリィ): Don Quixote’s Squire (ドン・キホーテの従者) (1992)

It’s rare to find someone bridging the gap between Jethro Tull, Marc Bolan’s T-Rex, The Orb, and Toumani Diabate, but it seems…

August 13, 2021

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Album July 30, 2021 by Diego Olivas Yasué: Cosmic Pandora (1997)

Forgive me for burying the lede but I have to go back to Yassue. For all of those that thought Yassue’s story…

July 30, 2021

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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

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Album February 5, 2021 by Diego Olivas Miss A, Yasuko Agawa (阿川泰子): Dancing Lovers’ Nite (1989)

If it’s comfort week for me, it’s more music comfort for y’all. And it doesn’t get any more comfortable than Yasuko Agawa’s…

February 5, 2021

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Album December 11, 2020 by Diego Olivas Michiru Akiyoshi (秋吉みちる): Mangetsu (1991)

More fierce humans to support: Monday Michiru Akiyoshi-Mariano. Where does one start with the wildfly prolific career of Monday? How about the…

December 11, 2020

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Album September 25, 2020 by Diego Olivas Shinsuke Honda (本多信介): Silence サイレンス (夕映え) (1983)

It’s time to fall back. Rather than entreat you with another long-winded overview of another artist’s work, how about we revisit just…

September 25, 2020

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Album of the Year September 18, 2020 by Diego Olivas Shinsuke Honda (本多信介): Banka (晩夏)/Late Summer (1991)

Banka (Late Summer). What a name? Before I get ahead of myself, my apologies for not sharing the work of Shinsuke Honda…

September 18, 2020

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Mix September 9, 2020 by Diego Olivas Mix: 44. Late Summer

Recently, I asked my partner to name the kind of music they’d love to hear play for my next mix for LYL…

September 9, 2020

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Album of the Month August 21, 2020 by Diego Olivas Hiroki Komazawa (駒沢裕城): Feliz (フェリース) (1992)

Sometimes I think various music reviewers and blogs bandy the term “floating” a bit too loosely with music. What some might think…

August 21, 2020

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Album of the Month July 31, 2020 by Diego Olivas Nico (ニコ): Valeria (1983)

Top down, shades on, it’s time to take Nico’s Valerie out for a spin. Featuring the sterling work of twin brothers Mamoru…

July 31, 2020

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