Reviews
Take a Knife and Open My Heart
We've not returned to the golden age of vinyl, but we have entered the age of the collectible object of...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band
Khun Narin is the latest band to emerge from Thailand's north-east region, Isan, following the popularity of numerous YouTube uploads...
Reviewed by John Clewley in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
El Espacio Entre
Raül Refree is an acclaimed producer and collaborator, sought after by artists as diverse as Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Ricky...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2023
Fall Away Blues
Kalamazoo, Michigan-based duo Red Tail Ring describe their music as ‘old-time roots, new-time sounds.’ Their description aptly sums up the...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2017
River Strings: Maninka Guitar
With the kind of pedigree Guinean guitarist Djessou Mory Kanté has – brother to the late, lamented Kante Manfila, and...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: Jan/Feb/2015
Sunnyside
Following the release of Henry ‘Seaman’ Dan’s 2009 ‘farewell’ album Sailing Home, which won the ARIA award (Australia’s Grammys) for...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Jan/Feb/2013
The Cauld Wind
Chris Stout & Finlay MacDonald
Contrary to what you might imagine, the duo of Chris Stout and Finlay MacDonald have not taken their album title...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2014
From Dust to Light
Four years on from her last ethereal album Tuia, New Zealand singer Ariana Tikao’s latest batch of Original songs is...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Apr/May/2013
The Red Book
The tracks ‘Aurora’ and ‘1420’ from the second album by Arthur Jeffes’ Penguin Cafe were beamed into space as part...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2014
