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Review of To Those of Earth… And Other Worlds

To Those of Earth… And Other Worlds

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

Strut Records 2 CDs

Rating: ★★★★

Sun Ra was one of the most prolific musicians of all time, releasing over 100 LPs under a plethora of...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2016

Review of Never More Together

Never More Together

Oliver Swain's Big Machine

Oliver Swain

Rating: ★★★

Oliver Swain is clearly a very talented chap. Not only does he play double-bass, banjo and guitar extremely well, but...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: May/2016

Review of Insofar

Insofar

Sundog

Editions Penguin Cafe

Rating: ★★★

One interesting aspect about seeing Sundog – Arthur Jeffes on piano and violinist Oli Langford – perform live is hearing...

Reviewed by Russell Parton in issue: Nov/Dec/2012

Review of HaitaNola

HaitaNola

Lakou Mizik

Top of the World

Cumbancha

Rating: ★★★★

Haitian roots revival outfit Lakou Mizik prompted double takes with their 2016 debut album Wa Di Do, a work that...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2019

Review of Flight

Flight

Afro Celt Sound System

Top of the World

ECC Records

Rating: ★★★★

Afro Celt Sound System's 20th anniversary comeback, 2016's The Source, was a big success, winning them a Songlines Music Award...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2019

Review of Besh o droM20

Besh o droM20

Besh o droM

Fono

Rating: ★★★★

The first track of Besh o droM's new album, ‘Atom Csocsek’, kicks off with a low-slung bassline coupled with rousing...

Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: Aug/Sept/2020

Review of What's Not Enough About That?

What's Not Enough About That?

Vula Viel

Vula Viel

Rating: ★★★★

This third album shows how Vula Viel have very quickly become a band whose new releases you breathlessly await and...

Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: May/2020

Review of O’Neill's Tunes

O’Neill's Tunes

Dan Walsh

Rooksmere Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Starting life as a book, it was inevitable that Dan Walsh would end up recording his dream project, O’Neill's Tunes....

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: May/2023

Review of Callejera

Callejera

La Perla

Top of the World

Mambo Negro Records

Rating: ★★★★

La Perla have established themselves so insidiously into the fabric of contemporary Colombian music that it’s hard to believe this...

Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: January/February/2023

Review of The Lions We Are

The Lions We Are

Dantchev:Domain | DANTCHEV:DOMAIN

Glomama Music

Rating: ★★★

Atmospheric and cinematic, The Lions We Are is a journey across spaces and sensations. Permeated by a playful experimentalism, this...

Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: August/September/2022

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