Reviews
Full Attack, With Sudden Defences
Things gets off to a compelling start with ominous double bass, loose splashy drums, and a snatch of film noir-ish...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
In the Land of Cameroon
Put aside any preconceptions you might have about field recordings.This collection of tracks by amateur musicians and singers is highly...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2013
The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite
Truly a concept rather than a story, this comes at you ‘packed with utopia and sermons for righteous earthlings… those...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: May/2021
Where the Gods are in Peace
Brooklyn's Antibalas have been releasing Afrobeat records for nearly two decades and their latest effort is an exemplary demonstration of...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2017
Khoom Loy
Despite her firm background in the tradition, Norway's Annbjørg Lien has always been one of the most forward thinking of...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2012
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
Hailing from Quebec, where they formed in 1976, La Bottine Souriante have gone on to sell half a million records...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2012
Black Voices Revisited
Released in 1999, two years after the death of Fela Kuti, whose band was fired for so long by Allen's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2011
The Railway
Napier's follow-up to 2016's The River is a very personal and inviting little gem. It's inspired by his hometown of...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2018
Traveller
Anoushka Shankar's debut album for Deutsche Grammophon, best known for its heavyweight Western classical music, shows a terrific assurance which...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
