Reviews
Their First Album
The first four albums by the Incredible String Band summon up the spirit of the far side of the 60s...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2010
Full Attack, With Sudden Defences
Things gets off to a compelling start with ominous double bass, loose splashy drums, and a snatch of film noir-ish...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
Foxlight
It's taken the County Cork-born former Afro Celts singer six years to follow up his staggeringly visceral Invisible Fields, which...
Reviewed by Geoff Wallis in issue: October/2011
Sacred Harmony
Thanasis Kleopas, Theodore Koumartzis & Jordan Koumartzis
Evocative, tender and uplifting, this lovely collaboration between brothers Theodore and Jordan Koumartzis and Thanasis Kleopas harnesses the spirit of...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: February/March/2025
Amaratch Musica
EthioSonic is the sister series to Ethiopiques, documenting modern Ethiopian influenced sounds from around the globe, no matter whether it’s...
Reviewed by Chris Menist in issue: Apr/May/2013
The Divine Abstract
If the sonic right hook that begins ‘Shringara’ indicates the depth of this debut from Londoner Cawood, then the pretty...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: April/2018
New Sound of the Middle East
The album title certainly makes a brave claim, but in many ways the music lives up to it, for Hagai...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2023
