Reviews
Vana
Originally a piper, on this, the sequel to his 2017 album, Sanctuary, the Treacherous Orchestra’s Ross Ainslie again flexes his...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: January/2021
Sirojiddin Juraev
Born near the Ferghana Valley, a critical point on the ancient Silk Road trading route, Sirojiddin Juraev is a contemporary...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: November/2018
Ballads & Corridos 1949-1975
There are only a handful of truly mythic borders in the world and the Tex-Mex border is one of them....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2010
Life as Is
Themes of uncertainty and impermanence run deep throughout this album, itself a product of an unlikely chance encounter between Syrian...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
The Lost Tapes
Every now and then a release sneaks out of the woodwork that nobody is prepared for. Strut have stumbled upon...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Devils and Wonders in Bali
At several points, this disc of Balinese gamelan recordings made in 1974 had me punching the air in excitement. There’s...
Reviewed by John Whitfield in issue: Apr/May/2011
Music is the Most Beautiful Language in the World: Yiddisher Jazz in London's East End 1920s-1950s
Compiled by historian Alan Dein, Music is the Most Beautiful Language in the World is both a historic document, chronicling...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2019
Dark Wings of the Night
There's something dark and secretive about Finnish tango; that is its great attraction. Listen to archive recordings from the 40s...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
Dubber Side Of The Moon
Whether it's well-lubricated rednecks taking the tools of bluegrass to the songs of AC/DC or Frencheasy-listening sophisticates smoothing the corners...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
