Reviews
Les Entrailles de la Montagne
Jean-François Bélanger is a French-Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist. In recent years, he has focused on recording and releasing a ‘Nordic...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: March/2019
Turn to Fray
This debut from the Brighton duo of Laura Ward and Adam Ronchetti is the latest release from the prolific Sussex...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2019
Do Not Be Afraid
London-based trio Vula Viel are a live sensation. Do Not Be Afraid is their second recorded release, following on from...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: March/2019
137 Avenue Kaniama
Musician, poet and filmmaker Baloji was born to a Belgian father and Congolese mother in Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2019
La Otra Mitad
Nothing startles these days. Postmodernism has attuned us to collage, palimpsest and pastiche. But this sampling of sonic essays on...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2019
Sunbox
Sunbox, album number three from Netherlands-based trad-rockers Hot Griselda, marks the fired-up foursome's tenth anniversary with all the adrenalised attack...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2019
Trio Mocotó
How pleasing that Mr Bongo is reissuing this 1977 self-titled album by Brazilian samba-rock pioneers Trio Mocotó, as despite their...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: March/2019
Dedications
Formed in 2016 by students of Boston's New England Conservatory, Night Tree's sophomore album makes an even bolder claim for...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: March/2019
El Hajar
One of Israel's leading rock stars, Dudu Tassa is the grandson of the celebrated musician Daoud Al-Kuwaiti, whose collaborations with...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2019
