Reviews
This is the Place
Hartwin is diatonic accordionist Hartwin Dhoore, here joined by violinist Pavel Souvandjiev and cellist Flavia Escartin, balancing the worlds of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2026
Against the Dying of the Light
As our miserable British winter drags on, this fifth album from the acclaimed Swedish-Argentine folk guitarist provides the audio equivalent...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: May/2026
Pour Me A Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Anyone who has come across Madonna's latest album may have noticed the singer's recent love affair with Cape Verdean music....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Mysterium Tremendum
As concept albums go, they hardly come any grander. On his latest release the former Grateful Dead drummer turned respected...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
The Vienna Tapes
In 2001 Ulf Lindemann (aka Dunkelbunt) moved from Hamburg to Vienna. That was his first journey eastward - his first...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: May/2020
All Dressed in Yellow
The cover of All Dressed in Yellow features a photo of a man with his arm outstretched holding, horizontal, in...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2010
Noise & Chill Out – Ethiopian Groove Worldwide
Badume’s Band & Selamnesh Zemene | VARIOUS ARTISTS
The ‘Ethiopianisation’ of certain bands and their music is a curious, unpredicted scenario. Even sou-kous in its 80s peak didn’t...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: March/2012
Winston Riley – Quintessential Techniques
For the latest in their Reggae Anthology reissue series, VP have turned to the work of Winston Riley, founder of...
Reviewed by Neil Foxlee in issue: March/2010
Love’s Company
There is an arch, stylised and arthouse feel to Turan. The Turkish singer-songwriter is a longtime member of the London...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: February/March/2025
