Reviews
Brexit Blues
Certainly not a blues compilation in the sense that might be commonly expected, this set mourns in advance the passing...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
Runaljod: Ragnarok
Einar Selvik is a Norwegian musician, formerly of the black metal band Gorgoroth. Seven years ago he founded the Nordic...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
Je Dis Oui!
Portland, Oregon's self-described ‘little orchestra’ Pink Martini are augmented once again by the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra (who featured on their...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
The Encounter of Vocal Heritage
Migrancy is an inescapable condition of our time, and people in movement to strange places carry remembrances of home with...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
Música da Terra
Batuk are a dance-infused trio hailing from South Africa. Comprised of renowned producer and rapper Spoek Mathambo, Aero Manyelo and...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
Au Bout du Petit Matin
Tao Ravao is a Madagascan-born musician with a French father and Malagasy mother whose family name he uses professionally. He...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
Invisible Strings
Eraldo Bernocchi & Prakash Sontakke
‘Classical Indian slide guitar’ isn’t a style you hear about every day – but if you’re a fan of Hindustani...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
Tales from String Hill
Tales from String Hill reminded me, at times, of the record label Windham Hill, that stable of mellow, Californian acoustic...
Reviewed in issue March/2017
We are the Halluci Nation
A Tribe Called Red are at it again, transforming spiritual pow-wow vocals into slick, at times intense melodies that ride...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
Ayú
Making music with their bodies is ‘what really matters,’ assert this mixed-gender 15-strong collective from São Paulo. While there are...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2017
