Reviews

Liquid Love

Onom Agemo & the Disco Jumpers

Any album from a band with a name this bizarre is sure to be eclectic and Liquid Love is just...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2017

The Livelong Day

Lankum

The outstanding ten minutes of ‘The Wild Rover’ dominates this third album from Ireland's most significant band. Drawing on the...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2020

Hotline

Aidan O’Rourke

This is an ambitious and impressive suite, as much jazz as it is folk. As a member of Lau, and...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2013

Tawahhud (Autism)

Asil Ensemble

Established in 2003 by Egyptian composer, musicologist and oud virtuoso Mustafa Said, Asil Ensemble aim to develop new Arabic music...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: November/2016

The Far Side of the Glen

Derek McGinley & Tara Connaghan

From the opening notes of The Far Side of the Glen, if you know anything about Irish fiddle music you’ll...

Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: July/2013

Communion

Park Jiha

There's a dynamic and healthy scene in South Korea right now, in which young musicians are using traditional instruments to...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2018

ONDA

Jambinai

Four years ago, a trio of South Korean musicians played in London as part of the K-Music Festival and provided...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2019

Cadence Revolution 1973-1981: Disque Debs International Vol 2

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Volume two of Strut's exploration of Disque Debs International recordings - the longest-running and most prolific label of the French...

Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2020

Les Voies du Monde

No Tongues

This group of French avant-garde jazz improvisers are not always an easy listen, but there are rewards to be had...

Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: April/2018

Volume 3

QWANQWA

If you’ve been paying attention to modern Ethiopian trad music over the past five-odd years, you will have come across...

Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: December/2020