Reviews
Clap & Applause
From K-drama on Netflix to K-beauty in Boots, South Korea has been on a remarkable rise to prominence in the...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: November/2020
Hà Noi Duo
French guitarist Nguyên Lê and Vietnamese singer and multi-instrumentalist Ngô Hong Quang take the clash of the modern and traditional...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2017
Igbo Amaka
Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International
Highlife music is most closely associated with Ghana, but the genre's roots extend across West Africa and beyond. Okwy Osadebe...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2023
Journeys
Brian Molley Quartet & The Asin Langa Ensemble
This record deepens the engagement of Scottish saxophonist Molley with Indian music. On 2022’s Intercontinental, Molley’s focus was on Tamil...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2025
Spíra
Ólöf Arnalds was part of the wave of Icelandic talent that swept into the broader musical consciousness in the early...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: February/March/2026
Masonolay i Cepo’
The message is a celebration of Taiwan’s Indigenous culture. The medium is rock. Outlet Drift is a trio from Taiwan’s...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/2026
The Tapi Project
Tapi put their best feet forward on opener ‘Paigam’, with a surando (folk fiddle) sample introducing a reflective vocal refrain....
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2019
North South East West
Norwegian folk and Arabic maqam engage in an understated courtship on this debut record by violinist Inger Hannisdal. Bass, drums...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2022
Zorongo Blu
Zorongo Blu offers an accomplished but not entirely comfortable fusion of jazz and flamenco. The group take their name from...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
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공 空 ('Empty')
Melanie Eden is an Australian performance poet and musician who does not do things by halves. Notable for her unvarnished...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2021
