Reviews
King Perry
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry | Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
When visionary dub producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry died in 2021, it came as a surprise. At 85, Perry’s energy seemed...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: April/2024
American Patchwork Quartet
The clue is in the name. This terrific quartet led by visionary roots guitarist/vocalist/arranger Clay Ross celebrate America’s Indigenous folk...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2024
Hon Muru (Bears Ears)
The landscape of the Southwestern United States is at the heart of this new recording by Hopi singer Clark Tenakhongva....
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: March/2024
Memory Islands
Ellie Wilson is an explorer of the contemporary classical, folk and electronica worlds, and her new album, Memory Islands, documents...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: March/2024
Early Life Forms
This feast for axe freaks captures the live debut of a new supergroup assembled by Brussels-based multi-instrumentalist and sound sculptor...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: March/2024
Liminal Silence
Sunny Kim, Vardan Ovsepian & Ben Monder
Now here’s an album that defies easy categorisation, in which Sunny Kim, a Korean-born singer, improviser and composer joins forces...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: March/2024
Harmonizing Soweto: Golden Gospel & Kasi Soul from the new South Africa
Diepkloof and its neighbour, Meadowlands, were created as new zones in Soweto in the late 50s to accommodate those forcibly...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2023
Tëd ak Mame Coumba Lamba ak Mame Coumba Mbang
This album acts as a sequel to Ifriqiyya Electrique’s recordings on Glitterbeat (2017-2019), which involved a collab between Putan Club...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: December/2023
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Los York’s | Melcochita y Su Conjunto
Two very different but equally enjoyable reissues from the Munster umbrella of labels, both dating to late-60s Peru. First up,...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2023
Grande Coisa
The title of the Swedish label’s latest Brazilian release translates as Big Deal! This self-effacing singer-songwriter has waited till age...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/February/2024
