Reviews
Universalists
What might Jimi Hendrix have sounded like if he had enjoyed access to a library of global sounds that were...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2018
African Gems: Recordings by Charles Duvelle, Jos Gansemans, Benoit Quersin & David Fanshawe
SWP Records never fail to surprise, educate and delight with their releases of traditional African field recordings. Their crowning glory...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
Simplify
At a time when technology is turning human beings into human ‘doings’ in a relentless struggle for power and money,...
Reviewed by Leander Hobbs in issue: November/2017
The Colours of Rubab
This is a stunning showcase of the Pakistani rubab (lute). It is played here by Gulab Afridi, a celebrated folk...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: August/September/2023
Världen kom Tillbaka
This delicate, tinkling debut steals in like fine hoar frost, its Swedish title speaking of the desire to reconnect with...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2015
Chasing the Sun
Trilling banjo and strummed guitar, expressive fiddle lines and the purest close-harmony vocals: Chasing the Sun opens with a gorgeous,...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: July/2015
Asimétrico
It’s a pity the name ‘trance’ has already been taken for a music genre, as it is the perfect descriptor...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: December/2021
Back to the 1780's
Joannes de Gruijtters played Antwerp's carillon (an instrument consisting of several tuned bells) in the 18th century. He compiled a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
