Reviews
Gjenskinn
Nils Økland has been at the heart of music-making in Norway for over 40 years. Rooted in Norway’s traditional violin...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Cantano Gli Ucci
Mascarimirì like to say they were born in a Salento ‘not yet touristic’ and out of the union ‘between tradition...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Flexūs
This album was apparently inspired by labyrinths, whether ‘imagined… astronomical… constructed… danced [or] natural …. and especially the mineral labyrinth...
Reviewed in issue May/2024
Ni A Nhw
The unassuming genius that is Carwyn Ellis offers a selection of his wonderful songs and tunes on his album Ni...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Martin Carthy
This seminal 1965 debut from the godfather of the 60s English folk revival is reissued on vinyl as part of...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Coming Home
This new release from the Irish singer is more than simply a new album – it’s a broad creative response...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Ciel: Tales from the Box
Thanos Stavridis & Stella Tempreli
Tales from the Box is a collaboration between accordionist Thanos Stavridis and cellist Stella Tempreli. This debut from the duo...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Earthcycle
This third ‘mixtape album’ from Orchestra of the Swan continues the classical ensemble’s adventures into bending and breaking genre boundaries....
Reviewed in issue April/2024
20 Sonneurs In C
Terry Riley’s ‘In C’ is one of the early landmarks of American minimalism, composed in 1964 and first performed on...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Vision of Three
In 2017 Swedish viola d’amore player Anna Ekborg Hans-Ers started to realise her dream of establishing a string trio grounded...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
