Reviews

Xogo

Radio Tutti & Barilla Sisters

A fusion comprised of Galician folk, cumbia and hip-hop might sound unlikely but, as the second album from French foursome...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021

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Kathryn Locke with Chodompa Music

The self-styled ‘wayward cellist’ returns from seven years of silence with a musical collective that draws on Indian and Tibetan...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021

Winter’s End

Stephan Micus

This powerful album opens with some strange buzzing percussion and tapping wood. It’s the first time a chikulo has appeared...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2021

Where the Soul Never Dies

Mike Block & Sandeep Das

Mike Block is one of the bravest, most intriguing musicians on the American fusion scene. A cellist and member of...

Reviewed in issue July/2021

Just Be

Tulca

Novel attempts to fuse the traditional musics of Ireland and Iran were beginning to make themselves felt on the edges...

Reviewed in issue July/2021

Some Heavy Hand

Cath & Phil Tyler

Spanning the Anglo-American folk duo’s career from 2005 to 2018, Some Heavy Hand is a marvellous collection of unreleased session...

Reviewed in issue July/2021

42 Days

Southeast of Rain

Formed of sound artists Sophia Shen and Lemon Guo, Southeast of Rain was conceived in the autumn of 2019, when...

Reviewed in issue July/2021

SMS for Location, Vol 4

Moonshine

Montréal has been at the forefront of club culture in Canada for some time now: from multi-arts practice in Ausgang...

Reviewed in issue July/2021

Gandhi

Rão Kyao

Rão Kyao was actually born João Gorjão Jorge and was a key figure in the local Portuguese jazz scene in...

Reviewed in issue July/2021

Distancer

Hiatus

British-Iranian musician Hiatus (Cyrus Shahrad) began the musical exploration of his heritage in 2005, aft er discovering his father’s record...

Reviewed in issue July/2021