Reviews
Ramuntcho Matta
My, what a curious album this is. If you struggle to determine an overriding aesthetic, that's maybe half the point....
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/September/2023
Sounds Like Home
Building on the stylistic journey of his 2020 album NO VISA, American DJ and producer Captain Planet brings retro styles...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/September/2023
Los Ombligos
A surprising yet pleasurable departure from La Muchacha’s usual singer-guitarist soloist style, Los Ombligos is the new musical undertaking from...
Reviewed by Jenna Mackle in issue: March/2024
Away Beyond the Fret
East Anglian husband and wife duo Lucy and Jon Hart have coincided their third album with the birth of their...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: March/2024
tds bem Global
Joãozinho was previously a member of the idealistic and anti-imperialist ROSABEGE, and now, seemingly out of nowhere, produces this fully-formed,...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: December/2023
Vol 2
The Awesome Tapes from Africa label started by reissuing Vol 3 by Malian singer Nahawa in 2011, and followed it...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: February/March/2025
In Winter
A winter album has been on the to-do list of this brilliantly inventive art-folk ensemble for a decade and a...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: January/2025
Inspirar
Danças Ocultas | Danças Ocultas & Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras
‘Inspirar’ means ‘to inspire’ in Portuguese – no surprise there, right? And the word takes the same double meaning as...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2025
2015–2025 Les Disques Bongo Joe: 10 Years Of Sonic Explorations
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
Les Disques Bongo Joe has grown out of its Geneva record store home, prolifically devoted to the clankily retro-electronic side...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2025
