Reviews
Star Rise: Remixed
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook
This is the latest classic in the Real World Gold series. As such, it is a little peculiar, being a...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Oldies and Old Time
Ivan Rosenberg seems to care about the material he creates or interprets, as well as about who’s listening to the...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Anthology of Indian Classical Music: A Tribute to Alain Daniélou
This three-LP set, recorded by Alain Daniélou, was first released in 1955. The recordings were groundbreaking in the 50s for...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Otros Aires 4
Is there any mileage left in tango electronica? Let me think for a picosecond. No. While Buenos Aires septet Otros...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Oberlin 1968
It’s the 1960s. They wear swinging, Carnaby Street clobber. Their performances are famously forthright and intense, yet funny and entertaining....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Hand on the Plow
The Tillers claim they once played in hardcore punk bands, and in their speed and dynamics you can hear the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
No More Peace
Haydamaky’s roots lie in the Ukraine in the early 90s and the heady spirit of post-Soviet liberation when a vibrant...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Three-Mountain Pass
At the opening of this CD, the plucked strings that slide serenely from note to note are like a silken...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
