Reviews
The Bear’s Revenge
Moulettes have been conjuring up a mystical world with poetic lyrics and richly textured music for the last ten years,...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Yours to Break
During the writing of their third album, the three East Pointers were scattered across the globe, each a long way...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2020
Locks & Bolts
There's innovation in the settings Nick Janaway and Sarah Owen bring to these traditional songs recorded live in Bristol in...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Fringe Music
A trio of Norwegian jazz instrumentalists took a road trip in the Appalachian mountains; this whip-smart, virtuosic album of improvised...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Apr/May/2015
La Otra Mitad
Nothing startles these days. Postmodernism has attuned us to collage, palimpsest and pastiche. But this sampling of sonic essays on...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2019
Eritrea's Got Soul
Eritrea has become Africa's forgotten country – certainly when it comes to music. Bordered on one side by the Red...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Bleu de Lune
This Franco-Algerian bunch of latter-day troubadours was discovered busking on the streets of Paris. Their live shows are renowned and...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2020
Boula
Gaston Jean-Baptiste – he prefers ‘Bonga’ – is a Haitian drummer, multi-instrumentalist and painter of vivid, colourful canvasses that capture...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2021
From Mountain to Mountain
The death in 2015 of Kentucky-born Jean Ritchie at the age of 92 saw the passing of a leading American...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2016
Orient Noir: A West-Eastern Divan
In the saturated compilation market these days it’s all about packaging and presentation. The ‘noir’ concept by the German label...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
