Reviews
Cuimhne Ghlinn: Explorations in Irish Music for Pedal Steel Guitar
Two worlds, two traditions, collide to enjoyable effect in David Murphy’s long-playing debut, Cuimhne Ghlinn, its Explorations in Irish Music...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Évohé Bègue
Geographically, this mysterious quintet hail from the south east of France but, sonically, they manifest as though from a bustling...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Cara de Espelho
No one by now can be ignorant of the far-right rise all over the world. In Portugal, the alarm is...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Monsieur MÂLÂ
Monsieur MÂLÂ, a Parisian jazz fusion quintet, emerges from the shadows of supporting roles for musicians like Blick Bassy, Mayra...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
ON – Live at the Jam Jar
A ‘topette’ is a shot of liquor. In Poitou-Charentes, where the band met, it means ‘Cheers!’. Topette!! is thus the...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Gjenskinn
Nils Økland has been at the heart of music-making in Norway for over 40 years. Rooted in Norway’s traditional violin...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Cantano Gli Ucci
Mascarimirì like to say they were born in a Salento ‘not yet touristic’ and out of the union ‘between tradition...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Flexūs
This album was apparently inspired by labyrinths, whether ‘imagined… astronomical… constructed… danced [or] natural …. and especially the mineral labyrinth...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Ni A Nhw
The unassuming genius that is Carwyn Ellis offers a selection of his wonderful songs and tunes on his album Ni...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
