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Review of I am Death, I am Breath, I am Life

I am Death, I am Breath, I am Life

Hezron Chetty

Top of the World

Mad Violinist Productions

Rating: ★★★★

Hezron Chetty is a South African violinist who has made a career out of pushing the boundaries of the instrument....

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: July/2024

Review of Earthen

Earthen

Sam Anning

Earshift Music

Rating: ★★★★

Anning is an Australian bassist-composer who studied in New York, before performing alongside such legendary jazz players as saxophonist Joe...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: July/2024

Review of Väntenätter

Väntenätter

MOJNA

heilo

Rating: ★★★★

This is a welcome second album from a trio formerly known as Eriksson/Myhr/Malmström, three musicians from Norway and Sweden who...

Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: August/2024

Review of Proxy Music

Proxy Music

Linda Thompson

StorySound Records

Rating: ★★★★

With a cover aping Roxy Music’s debut album, Linda Thompson launches her proxy project – with family and friends including...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2024

Review of Sing Your Own Song

Sing Your Own Song

Andrew Gurruwiwi Band

Top of the World

Gaga Music

Rating: ★★★★

Hailing from the remote Nhulunbuy region in northeast Arnhem Land, bandleader Andrew Minyapa Gurruwiwi is also a popular broadcaster on...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: August/2024

Review of Bilambiyal (The Learning)

Bilambiyal (The Learning)

Radical Son

Wantok Musik

Rating: ★★★★★

It’s been a decade since Radical Son (aka David Leha) burst onto the Australian scene with his brilliant 2014 album...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: August/2024

Review of Ambiance Argile

Ambiance Argile

L’Étrangleuse

La Curieuse

Rating: ★★★★

Maël Salètes is a French musician who has enjoyed an intriguing and far-reaching career. He learned to play the djeli...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/2024

Review of MŸA

MŸA

Robinson Khoury

Komos

Rating: ★★★

Given the slide trombone’s valveless construction – and notwithstanding its long history in jazz – it’s a wonder it hasn’t...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2024

Review of É Ferro Na Boneca!

É Ferro Na Boneca!

Os Novos Bahianos

Mr Bongo

Rating: ★★★★

Whenever you see ‘new’ on a college, bridge or pub you know it's pretty ancient. Same goes for ‘novos’ when...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019

Review of Pace of Mind

Pace of Mind

Slang & Purbayan Chatterjee

Zig Zag World

Rating: ★★★

Continuing to incorporate new sounds into their experimental jazz, the award-winning Belgian trio Slang have teamed up with sitar prodigy...

Reviewed by Amardeep Dhillon in issue: July/2015

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