Reviews
Espontáneo: The Abdala Sessions
Maykel Elizarde, Dayron Ortega Guzmán, & Eduardo Silveira
Meaning ‘Spontaneous’, Espontáneo is more a recording of a coincidental collective than a band per se. While in Havana working...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: May/2019
Fado: The Great Anthology
If you’re new to fado, then this is an excellent place to start, but even if you’re already a dedicated...
Reviewed by Michael Macaroon in issue: Apr/May/2015
Addis Through the Looking Glass
Given that Dub Colossus's debut, A Town Called Addis, was one of the best albums of 2008 and that this...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: July/2011
Arcana: The Indo-Jazz Sessions
Arcana announces itself with ‘Kalavati’, a driving fusion track named after a Hindustani raga; the piece establishes the album as...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2018
Earthcycle
This third ‘mixtape album’ from Orchestra of the Swan continues the classical ensemble’s adventures into bending and breaking genre boundaries....
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2024
The Orchestra in the Sky
Hochzeitskapelle & Japanese Friends
Hochzeitskapelle are a German instrumental quintet comprised of musicians from the Munich Jazz scene, who have garnered a reputation for...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/February/2024
Music from the Source
As they celebrate 25 years, this double CD is clear proof that Riverboat Records is Britain’s most prolific and wide-ranging...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2014
The Road to Damascus
Followers of Nick Page, former frontman of Transglobal Underground and serial musical collaborator, might be surprised by his latest project....
Reviewed by Ed Stocker in issue: October/2010
Bays
Aotearoa's (or New Zealand's) hi-tech, self-described ‘seven-headed soul monster’ doesn’t make studio albums in any sort of haste. This eagerly...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Jan/Feb/2016
Flowers Where the Horses Sleep
After recently focusing on traditional songs, Burnell’s sixth album finds him back with pen in hand. Joined by a collection...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2020
