Reviews
Ligurian Pastoral Vol.II
There is a timeless quality about Liguria-based instrumentalist Davide Cedolin’s second project focused on his home. Stitching field recordings and...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: April/2026
It’s Not Going to be Okay
A follow-up to last year’s enticingly experimental Teeth of Time, Joshua Burnside’s latest release is a softer, more sentimental offering...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: April/2026
Songbooks Live
The excellent quintet WÖR utilises violin, bagpipes, accordion, guitar and saxophones to reimagine 18th-century tunes from the Flanders region of...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: April/2026
We Can Be Anyone
A road-trip through Appalachia in 2012 cemented the musical relationship between three Norwegian students just out of the Trondheim Jazz...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2026
Rebuilding
Jake Xerxes Fussell & James Elkington
In a move away from their usual collaborative format (James has played on and produced Jake’s last two albums), these...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: February/March/2026
Medzotermina
Formed in London in 2010 by composer/bandleader Mak Murtić and Maja Rivić, Mimika Orchestra are an avant-garde jazz-world ensemble now...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: February/March/2026
Oberkas Travel
Oberkas Travel are as close to a supergroup as one can get. A quartet of seasoned members of Warsaw’s alternative...
Reviewed by Michał Wieczorek in issue: February/March/2026
Teriya
A collaboration between the veteran Malian percussionist Sidiki Camara and Norwegian producer Tore Gjedrem, Djembe Tekno showcases a distinctive form...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: February/March/2026
Symphony of Self
Symphony of Self represents an incandescent display of talent and ambition from pipa maestra Gao Hong. Hong composes, arranges and...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: February/March/2026
Yatta!
While Dutch outfit YĪN YĪN first made their name through an amalgam of psychedelic rock and Southeast Asian styles, their...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: February/March/2026
