Reviews
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
Clams As A Main Meal
Presumably no relation to either Vicente or Liza, the avant-dub prankster is back, following 2024’s acclaimed Perpetual Musket. With the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2026
Inzovu Y’Imirindi
Recorded in late-80s Rwanda and self-released on cassette, Inzovu Y’Imirindi is a mesmerising rediscovery. Bizimungu Dieudonne and his wife, Agnes...
Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: January/2026
Far Driven Sun
Bergamo-based Buck Curran spent ages tracking down a Stefan Sobell guitar he sold years back and has celebrated the reunion...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: January/2026
Where the Rain is Stored
Neda Mohamadpour, Mehdi Rostami, Isa Farah, Dhaivat Jani
Link Music Lab promotes Persian traditional music with experimental releases that explore fusions with other traditions and cross-cultural collaborations. In...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: January/2026
Moreïne/Déclives
It proves very difficult to tell what is electronic and what isn’t on La Tène’s cavernous and insistent new record,...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: January/2026
