Reviews
Just Dennis/Deep Down
Despite being dubbed ‘The Crown Prince of Reggae’ by Bob Marley, Dennis Brown's success in Jamaica never led to international...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: June/2019
The Long Way Home
Since joining forces more than two decades ago, Devon duo Steve Knightley and Phil Beer have become not only a...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2016
RELAY, Vol 1
There are good reasons to buy this album, via Bandcamp, at the price of your choosing, because all proceeds are...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sept/2020
El Hajar
One of Israel's leading rock stars, Dudu Tassa is the grandson of the celebrated musician Daoud Al-Kuwaiti, whose collaborations with...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2019
Les Esprits Écoutent: The Spirits are Listening
There are stunning sounds on this compilation of music by Siberian indigenous peoples, drawn from Buda's Siberia CD series, which...
Reviewed by Carole Pegg in issue: July/2014
Europa
This is a re-release of the Bavarian brass-band-cum-techno outfit's second album, although it's not entirely clear why an album that...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2015
Kings Left Behind
Kings Left Behind is the fourth album from New York-based instrumental collective Ikebe Shakedown. Many of the band's members are...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2019
25 Trips
Sierra Hull's voice is as sparkling clear as a glacial stream tinged with just the right shad of Tennessee twang....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: July/2020
Imagined Frequencies
Armenian-born Vahagn Turgutyan (aka Vahagni) was introduced to flamenco via his guitarist father, who became obsessed with the Spanish music...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2015
