Reviews

Hearts & Minds

Seth Lakeman

Hearts & Minds begins with a riff reminiscent of Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’. Which is somewhat surprising, given that Lakeman described...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2010

Talea

Paolo Angeli

This enormous, virtuosic set is a collage from Paolo Angeli's solo dates – over 60 of them – performed across...

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2017

TEN

SAMYO

The title of this disc refers not only to the ten tracks on the CD, but also to the tenth...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2013

Andarién

Cántaro

‘A Darién’ has a beautiful melody, over which a woman and a man's voice take us to the region of...

Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Apr/May/2010

Djam OST

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Tony Gatlif may be familiar from his films Latcho Drom and Gadjo Dilo, which had notable soundtracks. He's back with...

Reviewed by Marc Dubin in issue: December/2017

Ndiarigne

Batch Gueye

In his native Senegal, Batch Gueye performed mainly as a dancer, but since moving to Bristol, he has honed his...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: Jan/Feb/2015

Folk Against Fascism Vol 1

VARIOUS ARTISTS

The inside-sleeve picture shows a wiry, resolute Woody Guthrie with guitar and harmonica round his neck and the album title...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010

Swirling Sands

Dylan Fowler, Ian Melrose, Soïg Sibéril | Ian Melrose

Similar coastal landscapes adorn the sleeves of veteran Scottish guitarist Ian Melrose's two new records, both on the German guitar...

Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: April/2016

Chienne de Vie

Zoufris Maracas

This rather engaging combo was formed by two Vincents – one surnamed Allard and the other Sanchez – who left...

Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: March/2016

This Unknown Science

Joy Kills Sorrow

The lithe, crystalline soprano voice of Emma Beaton is the first thing that stands out when you listen to This...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Jan/Feb/2012