Reviews
Under Burning Skies
Breaking news: Souljazz Orchestra have discovered the synthesizer. But not in a bad way. After 15 years together, frequent tours,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2017
Last Leaf
The Danish String Quartet set a gold standard for a classical music ensemble in taking on the folk music of...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Assume Crash Position
Five years after Konono No 1's astonishing debut, the feral sound of their junkyard sonics and distorted, hypnotic grooves sounds...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2010
Magma
Taking inspiration from Mulatu Astatke and Fela Kuti, as well as traditional Western and Oriental music, this fourth album from...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: March/2022
Matheu Watson
They look after their young talent in Scotland. Gaelic speaker Matheu Watson studied music at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Skye...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2011
Maravilhas Contemporâneas
The significance of this reissue lies not in the fame of its creator, who died in 2017, but the interesting...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: April/2019
The Movers Vol 1: 1970-1976
For a band that reportedly sold 500,000 copies of its debut album in 1970 and managed to break the colour...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2022
Follow Your Bliss
This album sounds great. Recorded to tape on entirely old-school gear, it’s full of the saturated warmth that audiophile purists...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: March/2011
Face to Face
Film-composer and pianist Heffes, the man responsible for soundtracks such as The Last King of Scotland and Touching the Void,...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2013
