Reviews
La Mélancolie Royale
Anyone who has visited the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul will know what a monstrous mess was created by the Ottomans...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2019
Laisvė Šaukia
This latest 14-track, live recording from prolific Lithuanian multi-instrumentalist Saulius Petreikis and his guitarist brother Donatas Petreikis, came out in...
Reviewed by Fiona Mactaggart in issue: October/2021
Staalkaart Van Het Vrije Riet: Sample Sheet of the Free Reed
This is an unusual, endearing CD. It was conceived as a gift to subscribers to Diatonisch Nieuwsblad, the Dutch publication...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
All of You
On this album Iranian pianist Hooshyar Khayam and ney player Amir Eslami join forces in a recording of largely improvised...
Reviewed by Neil van der Linden in issue: Apr/May/2011
Orkney Monster
Well, here is a bit of fun. Orkney-based big band The Chair are a formidable and electrifying presence. With a...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2021
Drawn from Deep Water
First formed as a duo in 2015, Gnoss (now a quartet) have been steadily making a name for themselves on...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2019
Traivellers Joy
The young Scottish singer Emily Smith has garnered some high praise over her last few albums, and with this set...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: March/2011
Le Soleil est Levé
Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole's recent tour of the UK found him wowing audiences and, hopefully, represents the start of...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Apr/May/2013
Here & Gone Again
The twanging lap steel of The Honeycutters’ Matt Smith sets a countrified tone for ‘Make Us Stay’, the opening track...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2016
In the Shadow of the Song
The soft, mellow but plangent tone of the duduk is instantly recognisable and tugs at the heart strings. It has...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2012
