Reviews
The Arch
This collaboration, only released recently, may have been the last work of the respected French musician, producer and remix specialist...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Apr/May/2013
Battle Cry Remixed
Back in the early-1990s, when rave culture took off in the UK, many a party would have a dub room...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Music of Central Asia Vol 10: Borderlands – Wu Man & Master Musicians from the Silk Route
Since 2006, the Aga Khan Music Initiative has produced a series of albums highlighting the musical traditions of Central Asia,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
BIM#1
Kicking off with an attention-grabbing holler before skittering into Afrobeat on the opening track ‘Destiny’, this fabulous debut showcases Benin's...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2019
Three Thin Dimes
Matt Gordon & Leonard Podolak with Bill Shanley
On Three Thin Dimes, acclaimed fiddler Matt Gordon, of the Fiddle Puppet Dancers band, and clawhammer specialist Leonard Podolak (best...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2013
This Land is Your Land
With a generous 50 tracks, this release is as good a retrospective as it is possible to squeeze onto two...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2011
One and All
For years The Fisherman’s Friends entertained their mates, holidaymakers and most of all themselves, by singing shanties every week in...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
In Praise of Home
With this album, the powerhouse that is RURA had a difficult decision: what could fill the gap left by lead...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Black Eagle
Based in New Zealand’s musically-vibrant capital Wellington, singer Iva Lamkum boasts a Samoan-Chinese bloodline, but it’s difficult to identify all...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
