Reviews
Acadian All Star Special
What a beautifully packaged project this is: a large box housing three CDs and a hardback book full of rare...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2012
What the Folk?!
2008's Fela Kalappal took the Hungarian band's repertoire of music out of the Carpathians and pulled it into the shape...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2011
Holo Voyage: Inception
Inception is the inaugural release in the Holo Voyage series by Jivamukti Music, which aims to fuse devotional Sanskrit hymns...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: October/2021
Mauritanie
The liner notes declare with stark and admirable honesty that Coumbane Mint Ely Warakane isn't a marquee name in her...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Nov/Dec/2010
Eli Winter
Known as an extraordinarily adept self-taught guitarist with a distinctive style bearing the imprint of contemporary American flatpickers, particularly his...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2022
Family Atlantica
The complexity, depth and sheer scope of Family Atlantica's debut release means that after a dozen listens you've still only...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2013
Dusk Notes
Supriya Nagarajan & Duncan Chapman
Drawing upon synaesthesia and dusk ragas, Dusk Notes is Mumbai-born Nagarajan's debut album made in collaboration with sound artist Duncan...
Reviewed by Thomas Graves in issue: March/2021
Chromesthesia: The Colour of Sound Vol 1
Chromesthesia: The Colour of Sound Vol 1, curated by British-Egyptian historian Hannah Elsisi, is a powerful compilation showcasing Afro-descendant electronic...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: January/2025
Living Being IV (Time Reflections)
Vincent Peirani | Vincent Peirani
It’s French accordionist Peirani whose name is on this album, however, it should be joined by another: soprano saxophonist Emile...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: December/2025
The Koka Koka Sex Battalion – Music from Tanzania 1975-1980
It's gratifying to know that some record labels are still able to recognise the value of compilations of vintage, previously...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2012
