Reviews
MinYo Songbook Vol 1
Many cultures around the world have taken forms of their own folk songs and reinterpreted them in a more mainstream...
Reviewed by Hyelim Kim in issue: May/2023
Color de Trópico Vol 2
For a short album, this packs a mighty punch. Variously a crate digger’s delight, an ode to the hopes of...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2021
Öz/Essence
Coşkun Karademir's two previous albums in collaboration with international artists were both received with some critical acclaim. This is the...
Reviewed by Michael Galea in issue: May/2019
Magic Fire
Unlike previous Stray Birds recordings, Magic Fire is mostly devoid of anything especially magical or combustible. Produced – or, more...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2016
Orchestra of Samples
Graham Daniels and Mark Vidler (aka Addictive TV) have been splicing found sounds and visual vignettes since the turn of...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2017
Karne Vwayaz
Zonatan is the alias of Mauritian singer Jonathan Andy. His songs are gentle and mellow, poppy even, but he has...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2019
Finding Anyplace
There are quite a few groups currently out there whose music has one foot in the chamber ensemble and one...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Sabroso Mambo
75-year-old conguero Robin Jones is a Latin music institution – and, indeed, a London one. When not beating the skins...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Apr/May/2011
Lys/Mørke
Avant-garde bassist Sigurd Hole recorded Lys/Mørke on the island of Sørværet in the Norwegian arctic. If it was recorded anywhere...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2020
Archipelago
These are songs from the Scottish islands, from Shetland in the north to Ailsa Craig in the south, sung in...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: October/2012
