Reviews
Folklórica
Folklórica is a dispatch from the world of Danish experimental guitar. It contends that the instrument has under-explored potential, which...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: September/2024
Coexistence
Korean duo Dal:um return for a second album of duelling gayageum and geomungo (plucked zithers from the Korean classical tradition)....
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2024
Similar & Different
Dal:um are a Korean duo deploying two ‘similar yet different’ traditional instruments in a contemporary context. Both instruments are plucked...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Aug/Sep/2021
Char Taal and a Raga Rainbow
These days North India is far from the only place you can find examples of the Hindustani music associated with...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2021
God’s Plenty
Ambient duo Padang Food Tigers do not equip listeners with a map to navigate their signature fusion of found sound,...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/February/2022
Afterlife
Aussie saxophonist Matt Keegan has spearheaded an extraordinary fusion on Afterlife, combining Indian folk voice and verse with buoyant baritone...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2022
Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune is a concept album that hits like a comic book punch. The psychedelic hard-rock of French group PoiL proves...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: March/2024
Comfort Food
Indo-Canadian singer Kiran Ahluwalia has flown somewhat under the radar in Europe, winning Songlines’ 2009 Best Newcomer award only after...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2024
