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Review of Univers-Île

Univers-Île

Labelle

InFiné

Rating: ★★★★

One of the electronic music wizards of the southern hemisphere, Jeremy Labelle, has released Univers-Île, his second album, which is...

Reviewed by Pierre Cuny in issue: November/2017

Review of KELD

KELD

You Are Wolf

Firecrest Records

Rating: ★★★★

You Are Wolf is the name behind which hides Kerry Andrew, a singer and composer who is part of an...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2018

Review of Ngo Ma

Ngo Ma

IzangoMa

Top of the World

Brownswood Recordings

Rating: ★★★★★

Nostalgic, psychedelic and spiritual, IzangoMa's debut album Ngo Ma is an exceptional ode to our first link to creation: mothers.This...

Reviewed by Hillary Palesa Morusi in issue: June/2023

Review of In Ze Early Morning

In Ze Early Morning

iZem

Elis Records

Rating: ★★★

In Ze Early Morning is the second album of the nomadic artist iZem, who has become an expert in the...

Reviewed by François Renoncourt in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Direct-to-Dub

Direct-to-Dub

Scientist

Night Dreamer

Rating: ★★★★★

Scientist is one of the iconic producers of Jamaican dub music. In his late teens, he found himself deep in...

Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: November/2024

Review of Slack Your Horse

Slack Your Horse

Goblin Band

Broadside Hacks Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Goblin Band are a six-piece who coalesced around London’s Hobgoblin music shop. Their liner notes for this 30-minute set of...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2024

Review of Menta Selvatica

Menta Selvatica

Mila Trani

Segell Microscopi

Rating: ★★★★

Gravitating between homes in Milan and Barcelona, versatile Italian singer-songwriter Mila Trani has been producing her Mediterranean Latin-jazz crossover music...

Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: April/2025

Review of For the Dreams

For the Dreams

King Stingray

Civilians

Rating: ★★★★

Ever since they began releasing hit singles in 2020, culminating in their self-titled 2022 debut album, it’s been impossible not...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: December/2024

Review of Niebla

Niebla

Ramon Chicharron

Ray-On

Rating: ★★★

From Medellín to Montréal… Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Alexander Betancur moved from his native Colombia to Canada in 2005. Since then,...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2025

Review of Koren

Koren

Tereza Catarov

PKMusik

Rating: ★★★★

Born out of encounters between field songs, grand opera and Latin music in a New Orleans port (among other things),...

Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: September/2025

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