Reviews
Fortuna
For a band that makes the bold claim to being ‘the one and only’ Amsterdam Klezmer Band, the outfit has...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: July/2020
Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau
For those more au fait with the jazz world, Brad Mehldau is something of a household name. His celebrated Art...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: April/2017
Birds and Beasts: Music by Martyn Bennett & Fraser Fifield
Regarded as one of the most innovative Scottish musicians of his time on the back of albums such as 1998...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Kabatronics
Fanfara Tirana meets Transglobal Underground
The irresistible draw here is Albania’s amazing brass band Fanfara Tirana, an 11-strong musical force of real magic. Transglobal Underground,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2013
Bes
Formed in 2012, the trio who make up the Dwarfs found themselves living in the same apartment building in Cairo's...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2016
Maison de Pierres: Confiné Aux Voyages
Atmospheric, exploratory and stark, Maison de Pierres is the second release in a trilogy of recordings by Le Vent du...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: April/2021
Starfall
Dublin-based string trio Slow Moving Clouds hit the mark with their 2015 debut, Os, a melding of delicate, warm melodies,...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: December/2018
Hayvan Gibi
The intimacy of hearing – and seeing – Baba Zula Live has Lately surpassed the experience of Listening to some...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: November/2020
What Makes Bob Holler
There can be few outfits whose name describes their modus operandi quite as fittingly as Hot Club Of Cowtown. If...
Reviewed by Nige Tassell in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
