Reviews
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 in issue October/2023
Fadolinka 2.0
For some years now, Sarajevo singer Maja Milinković has been connecting the musical dots between Balkan and Portuguese traditions. With...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
City of 1001 Windows
Welcome to the city of Berat, Albania, 2,400 years young, and welcoming, in its time, Roman, Slavic, Byzantine and Turkish...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
L’Herbe de Détourne
Quirky Swiss label Bongo Joe can almost guarantee a splendid left-field time for all. This is no exception. The French...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Ramuntcho Matta
My, what a curious album this is. If you struggle to determine an overriding aesthetic, that's maybe half the point....
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Songs from Severn Grove
It's a dreamy, laid-back soundscape that Cardiff-based singer-songwriter Ivan Moult serves up on Songs from Severn Grove, his third studio...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
The Endless Coloured Ways
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
There is a new biography of Nick Drake out on the shelves, and this double set comprises 23 covers of...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Substrat
Guillem Ballaz is a musician and musical historian who has set out to explore and revitalise the Catalan folk songs...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
