Reviews
Frederic D'Haene: Music With Silent Aitake's
Reigakusha Gagaku Ensemble & Ensemble Modern
The interface between Western and East Asian orchestral music has enjoyed a brief yet diverse history. From Toru Takemitsu to...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: June/2019
Storied Sounds
Accordionist and composer Tuulikki Bartosik made quite an impression with her previous album, Chatterbox, with Hannah James. Her latest project,...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2016
Persiennes d’Iran
I’m often frustrated by the many talented female Iranian musicians, particularly instrumentalists, who don’t get the exposure and recognition they...
Reviewed by Laudan Nooshin in issue: January/2021
Beyond Destruction
This album has an impressive cast list. To name but three: Iraqi vocalist, and composer Aida Nadeem, Tunisian oud player...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: July/2013
Wild Games
There's a rugged earthiness and authenticity about Vedan Kolod. The name in old Russian means ‘Prophetic Tree’, although as a...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: May/2020
Ambuya!
Piranha Records have delved into their archives, looked in the ‘1987’ box and recovered the record that started it all...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: May/2021
Parfum de Jasmin
There is something very Western-centric and media-friendly about the fashion for naming popular uprisings after colours, seasons and horticulture. It’s...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2012
At Pioneer Works
Unique among the thriving Touareg guitar band scene, three of the four members of Les Filles de Illighadad are women...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: November/2021
Whiskey Cambodia
For their third album, Cambodian Space Project have traversed the Pacific and landed in the Motor City, to team up...
Reviewed by Edward Craggs in issue: Aug/Sep/2014
