Reviews
Saturday Morning in Boston
The fluidity, sonic beauty and musical interplay exhibited on this record leaves little to suggest that this album was recorded...
Reviewed by Douglas Macgregor in issue: March/2021
Icelandic Folk Songs Volume 3: Persian Path
If Ásgeir Ásgeirsson does something, you simply have to take notice. This renowned Icelandic musician has a thirst for new...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: March/2021
Trovaores
Antonio Placer Sextet & Antonio Campos
Antonio Placer is a Galician singer, poet and songwriter who describes himself as ‘exiled’ in France. Trovaores, his latest release...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: March/2021
Another World of Okinawan Music
On her debut, Okinawan musician Mutsumi reimagines the soundscapes of her native island as an electro-acoustic experience. Having studied with...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: March/2021
Tides
A collaboration between LA rapper Eligh and Indian sarod player Alam Khan, Tides is the second such album from the...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: January/2021
Skiver
These sessions – ‘eight musicians, seven days, one experimental folk album from scratch’ – feature a welcomely eclectic mix of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2021
Cretan Smash
Greek folk tales set to thrash metal ‘music from hell’ (that’s how their fans, not their critics, describe them) may...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: January/2021
Unexpected Guests
The title-track of Unexpected Guests lives up to the billing. Bagpiper Craig Downie blares dramatically over a boisterous tabla beat....
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/2021
Identity
Hailing from the mining-tourist town of Jabiru, within the Northern Territory’s incredible Kakadu National Park, Black Rock Band follow up...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: January/2021
