Reviews
Ceremonial
Ceremonial is the second album from Masaaki Yoshida, a Tokyo-born electronic musician who currently resides in London. This release has...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
2
When they recorded their first album, the American-Irish supergroup had no idea it would be so successful. Their five-night string...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
Babilonia
There's an agreeable rock influence coming to the fore on this Italian band's latest album. But those distorted guitar chords...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
Oh Yeah Habibi
Google the word ‘Arabicana’ and you’ll either find restaurants in Dubai and Edinburgh or a musical style of the same...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
Amazonia
Finis Africae is essentially the Spanish multi-instrumentalist Juan A Arteche, flanked by a small team of distinctive collaborators. This reissued...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
Bavaturka Vol II
What happens when a traditional Bavarian wind ensemble playing Hofmusik (literally court music) puts aside their pints of Weissbier and...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
Manchester's Improving Daily
Edward II have a history going back to the early 80s. The British-Jamaican nonet features a three-strong brass section, the...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
This World Alone
With a name derived from the Hindi for travel, iyatraQuartet – an ensemble of cello, clarinet, percussion and violin –...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
Percussion Around the World
There's a feast of randomness here: a loose compilation of tracks in a multitude of styles whose music ranges from...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
Olli Goes to Bollywood
Olli & The Bollywood Orchestra
Nothing if not experimental, Olli & The Bollywood Orchestra have made a third album every bit as bizarre as its...
Reviewed in issue April/2016
