Reviews
Digital Indigenous 04: MP4MP3
In 2020, Polish label 1000Hz launched Digital Indigenous, a series showcasing producers who use rudimentary digital tools to create unique...
Reviewed by François Renoncourt in issue: July/2023
The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On
Led by Brazilian-born, Italian/English-raised songwriter and singer Lau Ro, Wax Machine’s third album, The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On,...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: January/February/2024
Inner Winter
On previous full-lengths Gentle Stranger have lived up to their self-proclaimed ‘post-clown’ cabaret tag by diligently committing themselves to a...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: March/2024
Losean
This is a curious, patchily atmospheric album created by two artists who have never met. JO BISSA is a Dutch...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2024
Needlefall
The music on Needlefall is borne of one region, but two worlds. It finds Durham, North Carolina guitar- and-fiddle duo...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: May/2024
Cadair Idris
Cadair Idris is the debut album from the Leeds-based eight-piece folk-jazz collective Awen Ensemble. Awen, meaning ‘poetic inspiration’ in Welsh,...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: August/2024
Tatekieto
What’s in a name? PulciPerla is the marriage of two long-standing groups: the high-energy Toulouse quartet of drums, bass, accordion...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2025
Cacofonia
A Brazilian based in Los Angeles, Gabriel da Rosa’s music pays tribute to his homeland with a gently modernised updating...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: August/2025
Tropical Desert
BABON present an intriguing take on a globally diverse instrumental groove. Formed in Indonesia by schoolmates Rayi and Wahyudi (to...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: December/2025
