Reviews
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
Minyo Groove 1963–1979: Japan Meets Latin, Rock, Rare Groove & Funky Vibes
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Japanese minyo (traditional folk songs) have been part of the country’s cultural fabric for centuries. Often connected to themes of...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: February/March/2026
Towards An Expanse
This is Berlin-based Dumama’s debut solo album, following on from Buffering Juju, work the South African singer made as one...
Reviewed by Kwanele Sosibo in issue: May/2026
Through the Walls
Anna Lowenstein is a fine UK-based klezmer violinist and composer. This record is a very personal one, based on her...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2026
The Power of Polska
Johanna Juhola and Lena Jonsson
Put two Nordic musical superstars together, and something breathtaking happens. Vibrant, innovative and charismatic Juhola has lit up the Finnish...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: May/2026
