Reviews
Skorsa: The Riddle of the Earth
Limpid and lyrical, Susan Grace Bates’ debut album features sympathetic and understated arrangements set around her mastery of the clarsach,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2015
Dallëndyshe
Swiss-Albanian singer Duni, accompanied by a trio of bass, drums and piano led by her long-term collaborator Colin Vallon, here...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: October/2015
Retratos Cinéticos
The appeal of the OrBlua trio rests mainly in their rawness. Retratos Cinéticos sounds like its recordings were merely an...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2015
Nomad Songs
For his 21st ECM album, Stephan Micus employs no fewer than nine instruments from different cultures, but focuses principally on...
Reviewed by Michael Church in issue: October/2015
The Wayward Tour Live
Following on from Wayward Daughter Eliza Carthy's double-CD Best Of set, The Wayward Tour Live is a CD and DVD...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2015
Le 3ème Temps
Sophie Cavez & Baltazar Montanaro
This is the third duo album from Belgian accordionist Sophie Cavez and French fiddler Baltazar Montanaro and it shows off...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: October/2015
Musique de Nuit
Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal
Two musicians operating at the height of their talent, Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal have mastered string instruments worlds apart...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: October/2015
Big Box of Afrosound
This eminently collectable box set of ten vinyl 7” singles will be a boon to any DJ overburdened by the...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2015
