Reviews
The Rough Guide to Bottleneck Blues
You could say that bottleneck, or slide, guitar embodies the dichotomy at the heart of the blues. On the one...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2016
Accordion in Americas
The poor squeezebox – if it's not a busker on autoplay, it's an off-the-peg cumbia band or a Seine-spoiling cliché-churner....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2016
Ignite
There must be 45 minutes worth of music on Ignite, but it lasts less than half an hour, such is...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2016
Dubcatcher 2: Wicked My Yout
The Russian-born, New York-based DJ Vadim returns with another fast-paced reggae volume under the pseudonym Dubcatcher, this time pulling in...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2016
Ligerian Blues
Deltas are an acoustic duo made up of Lo’Jo's violinist and kora player Richard Bourreau and guitarist Vincent Erdeven, who...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: June/2016
Natural
Nicola Conte & Stefania Dipierro
For a brief period in the 1960s, Brazil was at the epicentre of all things musically chic and sophisticated. On...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: June/2016
Kokuma
The Germany-based Membran is the new home of Christian Scholze's ground-breaking Network label, which did so much to put African...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2016
Here's My Heart Come Take It
The Scottish singer, harpist and pianist Rachel Newton is part of the Furrow Collective, Emily Portman's trio and The Shee....
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2016
Weighted Mind
The last time Sierra Hull released an album, the mandolin prodigy and protégé of Alison Krauss was only a year...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2016
