Reviews
The Eternal Return
Nigh on 30 years from the coining of the term, there remains a certain oddity in styling oneself a ‘world...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: March/2017
A Lament for Epirus 1926-1928
This compilation was first issued as a limited edition Record Store Day vinyl release, which promptly sold out. Now, it...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Jan/Feb/2020
Where’s the One?
Kinshasa’s Congotronic axis meet chosen international artists and create an epic, euphoric mash-up celebrating the tenth anniversary of a historic...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: June/2022
Sounds of the East
A surprising collection of field recordings and re-arrangements of traditional pieces, Sounds of the East follows on from Beronja's Sounds...
Reviewed by Amar Dhillon in issue: June/2017
Diew Sor Isan: The North East Thai Violin of Thonghuad Faited
Most compilations of north-eastern Thai music focus on the region's most popular instrument, the khaen, a free-reed bamboo mouth organ,...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: October/2012
Carta a mi Amada
The ultimate world music, tango had crossed the globe many decades before any such phrase was coined. It is a...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: April/2018
Hillbilly Ragas
The John Fahey-coined term “American primitive guitar” has become murky of late, with some guitarists disregarding it completely due to...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2025
Carry Me Home
The theatrical and often comical approach to their kaleidoscope of Americana makes you want to see how The Dustbowl Revival...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
