Reviews

1970-1987

Ry Cooder

If you ever wondered how Cooder morphed from 1960s session guitarist for The Rolling Stones and The Monkees into the...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014

These Changing Skies

Elephant Revival

Like an Americanised version of Pentangle, Elephant Revival apply Superior instrumental acumen, idiosyncratic style, and a knack for compelling writing...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014

The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records (1917-1927) Volume One

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Think of this as a time capsule. But not just any time capsule. This is more like a 10kg, bunker-busting...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014

Beauty and Butchery

The Long Hill Ramblers

The long hill in question happens to be found in the Sussex countryside, where these musicians live. Yet the band...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014

Vivo

La Chiva Gantiva

It is no surprise that this band formed around three Colombian percussionists, because nearly every track has at its core...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014

Skipping Rocks

Ken & Brad Kolodner

Skipping Rocks is the second album by the father-and-son duo of Ken and Brad Kolodner, featuring the senior party on...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014

So Long at the Fair

Anne Janelle

Janelle studied the cello before heading into the worlds of improvised music, contemporary dance and traditional folk, and the Ottawa...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014

Sranan Gowtu

VARIOUS ARTISTS

The music of the Republic of Suriname, located in the north-east of Latin America, is unfamiliar to many. There's a...

Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014

I’ll Find a Way

Blind Boys of Alabama

As with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, recording the Blind Boys of Alabama has its challenges. The two gospel vocal groups from...

Reviewed in issue March/2014

Caraguatá: Guitar Works from Uruguay

Gustavo Pazos Conde

Away from Montevideo and the coastal resorts, Uruguay is a peaceful, pastoral country where rhythms and rituals have changed very...

Reviewed in issue March/2014