Reviews
Unzip the Horizon
Unzip the Horizon is a remarkable document for many reasons. First and foremost there is Moira Smiley's voice, which commands...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2018
Te
Samurai Accordion is an international collective of virtuoso diatonic button squeezebox players: Riccardo Tesi and Simone Bottasso from Italy; Kepa...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2018
Wesele!
Tęgie Chłopy are one of Poland's best new traditional groups, reviving the repertoire of the Kielce region in central Poland....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2018
African Scream Contest 2
It's been a decade since the release of the first African Scream Contest compilation. Much like that fascinating collection of...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2018
Ancient Lights
Uniting of Opposites is a trio that have pursued radically different musical trajectories. Bassist Ben Hazleton cut his teeth on...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2018
Canta, Violino!
The violin most associated with Brazilian music is probably the rabeca, an instrument commonly played in the folky forró music...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: July/2018
Morose
Polished musicianship and cosy camp-fire gatherings don’t necessarily go hand in hand. Yet the sophisticated arrangements on this album take...
Reviewed by Wendy Scott in issue: July/2018
ARC
Although this is only McGoldrick's fifth solo album in 22 years and his first since 2010, the genial Manchester-based flute,...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2018
Golpes y Flores
Eliana Cuevas has a superb voice – her timbre is polished, her manner effortless, her enunciation packing something of the...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2018
Tradition
When it comes to dub, South London's Soothsayers are renowned for their take on the form. The collective's live show...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2018
