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Review of Śaranam

Śaranam

Hashshashin

Art as Catharsis

Rating: ★★★

This is the third album from the Sydney-based trio. Śaranam means ‘to take refuge’ in Sanskrit and this is an...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Excavated Shellac: Voices

Excavated Shellac: Voices

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

Dust-to-Digital

Rating: ★★★★★

The globe is completely open for this deep excavation, the latest in Dust-to-Digital’s Jonathan Ward-assembled series. From Mongolia to Morocco,...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2026

Review of Félix Lajkó & Vołosi

Félix Lajkó & Vołosi

Félix Lajkó

Top of the World

Fonó

Rating: ★★★★★

The opening of this album sounds like you've stumbled into an astonishing cadenza in the middle of a violin concerto....

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: November/2019

Review of Dubs & Versions I

Dubs & Versions I

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Glitterbeat

Rating: ★★★★

Glitterbeat Records have created an original album that is like an echo of a ‘Best Of’: they have given dub...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: Jan/Feb/2015

Review of Laugh, Dance & Sing

Laugh, Dance & Sing

Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys

Gordie MacKeeman

Rating: ★★★★

You’ve got to love fiddler Gordie MacKeeman. In his recent video for the ‘Barbershop Sessions’ on YouTube, he takes you...

Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2016

Review of Del Diablo y del Angel

Del Diablo y del Angel

Mi Loco Tango

Zama 003

Rating: ★★★★

Two of Astor Piazzolla’s great suites – Angels’ and ‘Devils’ – evolved ove r many years and, as a consequ–...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2010

Review of Umbrellowhead

Umbrellowhead

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Megafone MEGAFONE112

Rating: ★★★

Come across this on a shelf and you’ll think you’ve found a new Bellowhead album. But what we have here...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: March/2010

Review of Take Yo Time

Take Yo Time

Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons

Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons

Rating: ★★★★

Take Yo Time is the first duo album from Ben Hunter (fiddle, vocals) and Joe Seamons (banjo, guitar, vocals) produced...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2015

Review of Ninguém Vai Me Segurar

Ninguém Vai Me Segurar

Ana Mazzotti

Far Out

Rating: ★★★

Cut down by terminal illness in the prime of her life, Brazilian singer-singwriter Ana Mazzotti – like her contemporary Rosinha...

Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: November/2019

Review of Avant Folk II

Avant Folk II

Frode Haltli

Hubro

Rating: ★★★★

This is Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli’s follow-up to 2018’s original Avant Folk album, reuniting the same ten-piece ensemble. Its four...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: July/2021

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