Reviews
Myth of the Drum
Jone Takamäki, Umut Çağlar & Fahrettin Aykut
This gloriously unfettered improvised jam – split into two halves – finds Fahrettin Aykut, former drummer with Turkish psychonauts Baba Zula,...
Reviewed in issue April/2022
Tongues
One can never be fully prepared before entering Tanya Tagaq’s latest creation Tongues. Bold and experimental, the album is a...
Reviewed in issue April/2022
Cornershop and the Double ‘O’ Groove Of
Originally issued only on CD in 2011, Cornershop and the Double ‘O’ Groove Of is something of a ‘lost classic’...
Reviewed in issue April/2022
Odyssee: A Journey Into the Light
Since their conception in 1996, this German outfit has toured the globe, released a raft of albums and scooped countless...
Reviewed in issue April/2022
Lanmou Lanmou
Dowdelin (a play on the word ‘dawdling’) are a four-piece band based in Lyon, France, whose name is a bit...
Reviewed in issue April/2022
Hour of Solitude
Blue Mantra Rhymes is the brainchild of Ed Cooke, an English ex-pat living and working in Thailand. A number of...
Reviewed in issue April/2022
Rivers from Ogun
The French-Swiss quartet of organist Cédric Schaerer, drummer Hadrien Santos Da Silva, tenor sax player Arthur Donnot and guitarist Erwan...
Reviewed in issue April/2022
Are You Invested in the Economy of Love?
While this debut release from London/Lefkosia-based project ELY features some of the UK’s finest contemporary jazz musicians – including AIM...
Reviewed in issue April/2022
