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Review of Earthcycle

Earthcycle

Orchestra of the Swan

Signum Classics

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of 20 Sonneurs In C

20 Sonneurs In C

Erwan Keravec

Buda Musique

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Vision of Three

Vision of Three

Northern Resonance

Trad Records

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Toc de Crida

Toc de Crida

Toc de Crida

Microscopi

Rating: ★★★

Every musician that picks up on tradition sooner or later must decide whether they try to stay true to an...

Reviewed in issue April/2024

Review of songdreaming

songdreaming

Sam Lee

Cooking Vinyl

Rating: ★★★★

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In the face of technological advance, we have seen an...

Reviewed in issue April/2024

Review of While You Wait

While You Wait

Little North

ACT

Rating: ★★★★

While You Wait is Little North’s sixth album and the trio seem unstoppable as they continue to cement their place...

Reviewed in issue April/2024

Review of The Pendulum Swing

The Pendulum Swing

Katherine Priddy

Cooking Vinyl

Rating: ★★★★★

Katherine Priddy’s sophomore set is an intimate, emotive, interconnected album of tableaux that encompasses the past, and past loves, and...

Reviewed in issue April/2024

Review of Social Limbo

Social Limbo

Opez

Agogo Records

Rating: ★★★

This is the second album from Opez, led by guitarist Massi Amadori, and one which continues their exploration into melancholic...

Reviewed in issue April/2024

Review of The Yew & The Orchard

The Yew & The Orchard

Cillian Vallely & David Doocey

Cillian Vallely

Rating: ★★★★

The long tradition of music flowing between the east and west of Ireland’s northern counties is nimbly caught in The...

Reviewed in issue April/2024

Review of Family Beyond Blood

Family Beyond Blood

Almir Mešković & Daniel Lazar

Alda Records

Rating: ★★★★

Accordionist Almir Mešković was born in Bosnia and violinist Daniel Lazar in Serbia; both grew up steeped in Balkan folk...

Reviewed in issue April/2024

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