Reviews
The Worst is Yet to Come: Best Of 1995-2017
Norway's Los Plantronics have been rocking for more than 20 years now, hence this double CD or double-vinyl compilation. The...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2018
From Transylvania
Where is the meeting point between Romanian folklore and Jamaican-influenced dub? Lil Obeah, from Transylvania, is there, with hints of...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: May/2022
Gaita na Fábrica: Sounds from the Squeezebox Factory
The fábrica – as in factory – of the title refers to a physical space in Porto Alegre where Borghetti...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Summer in Lviv
It's 30 years since the creation of The Ukrainians, a unique phenomenon of British-indie-rock-meets-Ukrainian-tradition. It began with guitarist Peter Solowka...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2019
The Devil’s Lentil Soup
London-based, German-born violinist Gundula Gruen has long been a shining star in the UK’s Balkan music scene. Her huge musical...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2013
Live at the BBC
Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson
Richard Thompson fans require deep pockets. This is not the first box-set to concentrate on the man's extensive oeuvre, and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Turn Up the Heat
Stalwart reggae promoters Reggae Roast release a killer selection of dancehall on renowned label Trojan Reloaded. Turn Up the Heat...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: July/2020
Corner of the World
The music of Solus3 is a delicate tracery of ethereal harp, rarefied gamelan, modal jazz, minimalist electronica, systems music, old-style...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: Apr/May/2012
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Disappointingly few virtuoso classical musicians collaborate with roots-based musicians. Some no doubt think it is beneath them, an attitude which...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
