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Review of Hide and Hair

Hide and Hair

The Trials of Cato

The Trials of Cato

Rating: ★★★★

Originally from North Wales and Yorkshire, The Trials of Cato are a trio who got together while they were living...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Otodi

Otodi

Vaudou Game

Top of the World

Hot Casa Records

Rating: ★★★★★

The cover of this album goes a great way to describing the audio treasure that lies inside. A mask representing...

Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Mountscribe

Mountscribe

Rowan Piggott

Scribe Records

Rating: ★★★

Piggott was the musical engine behind a number of folk releases over the past year or so – from Sussex...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Global Griot

Global Griot

Eric Bibb

Dixiefrog

Rating: ★★★

Eric Bibb knows what he's doing by now. He's released about 40 albums, give or take, and netted a bunch...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Mercury

Mercury

Siobhan Miller

Songprint Records

Rating: ★★★

Mercury marks Miller's third solo album, but it is her first of entirely original material. And a talented songwriter it...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Saigon Supersound Vol 2

Saigon Supersound Vol 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

INFRACom!

Rating: ★★★

This compilation of vintage rock'n'roll from South Vietnam during the Vietnamese war is a follow-up to the first volume of...

Reviewed by Barley Norton in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Boue, Boucane, et Bouteilles

Boue, Boucane, et Bouteilles

Jourdan Thibodeaux et Les Rodailleurs

Top of the World

Valcour Records

Rating: ★★★★★

The good times are rolling with beaucoup Cajun-Creole chemistry on Boue, Boucane, et Bouteilles (Mud, Smoke and Bottles), the debut...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of O Ptácích a Rybách

O Ptácích a Rybách

BraAgas

Indies Scope

Rating: ★★★

BraAgas are a Czech female quartet (plus bassist Jan Hrbek) who featured on the bonus CD of Czech music with...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Fathoms

Fathoms

The Furrow Collective

Hudson Records

Rating: ★★★★

Each of them is an acclaimed solo artist in their own right, but together, The Furrow Collective continue to be...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Daega Rek

Daega Rek

Fofoulah

Glitterbeat

Rating: ★★★★

This project from Afro-dub outfit Fofoulah signals an interesting turn for the ensemble. Their self-titled debut was dub-heavy and dreamy,...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

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