Reviews
Like a River
Muito Kaballa are a nine-piece collective based in Cologne, Germany, that formed in 2019; now, just a few years on,...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2023
Five Seasons
Best known for his work with the Turkish psych-influenced Şatellites, Itamar Klüger is a multi-instrumentalist with a key role in...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023
Terra Boa
This debut album from London bassist, composer and bandleader Jonny Wickham presents a heartfelt love letter to Afro-Brazilian rhythmic traditions....
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2023
cloud horizons
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
‘The Darkening’ is the Northumbrian term for twilight and the music of cloud horizons is crepuscular. The lyrics of ‘Long...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: October/2023
Seed
Edinburgh-based harpist Fiona Rutherford presents a beautifully composed listening experience with her latest release Seed. A fine mix of classical...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2023
Inti Watana: El Retorno del Sol
Veteran Bolivian singer Luzmila Carpio, one of the most prolific and well-respected of South American artists, returns here with a...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: October/2023
Soul & Science
Nickodemus is a New York DJ whose global success has come through mixing house, hip-hop and disco with different sounds...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023
Namian Sidibé
There are fascinating clips online of a young Namian Sidibé performing on Malian TV talent show Mini Star in 2010....
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: October/2023
L’immortel – The 60's Rumba Revolution in Congo
Despite being one of the most instrumental musicians in the rumba revolution that took place across the two Congos during...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2023
Ballads of Seduction, Fertility and Ritual Slaughter
Curated by Ned Netherwood and commemorating the 50th anniversary of seminal folk horror film The Wicker Man, Ballads of Seduction,...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2023
