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Review of Musique de France

Musique de France

Acid Arab

Top of the World

Crammed Discs

Rating: ★★★★

Adding to the rich heritage of Middle Eastern and North African music blended with European electronica, Parisian collective Acid Arab...

Reviewed by Ben Murphy in issue: December/2016

Review of Rescattermastered

Rescattermastered

Trail West

Tyree Records

Rating: ★★★

The Hebridean Isles of Tiree and South Uist are a hotchpotch of creative musical talent and Trail West, whose members...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: December/2016

Review of Far from the Tree

Far from the Tree

Teyr

Sleight of Hand Records

Rating: ★★★

Teyr means ‘Three’ in Cornish, and the London-based trio, who forged their sound at sessions on Holloway Road, have strong...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2016

Review of Ramblin Feels Good

Ramblin Feels Good

Jeff Scroggins & Colorado

Jeff Scroggins

Rating: ★★★

This is a fine showcase for the hard-driving mainstream bluegrass fare upon which Scroggins and Colorado have established a solid...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2016

Review of Diwan of Beauty and Odd

Diwan of Beauty and Odd

Dhafer Youssef

Okeh Records

Rating: ★★★

Singer and oud player Dhafer Youssef is one of music's unrelenting explorers. From his roots in Tunisia he has travelled...

Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: December/2016

Review of The Raven's Rock

The Raven's Rock

Cillian Vallely

Top of the World

Copperplate

Rating: ★★★★★

This solo album from Lúnasa's Cillian Vallely has been a long time coming. Happily, the wait has been worth it....

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2016

Review of The Myth of the Golden Ratio

The Myth of the Golden Ratio

United Vibrations

Ubiquity Recordings

Rating: ★★★

This London-based quartet is made up of the three brothers Yussef, Ahmad and Kareem Dayes (who play, respectively, drums, trombone...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: December/2016

Review of Dance Me to Heaven

Dance Me to Heaven

Victoria Klewin & The True Tones

Victoria Klewin

Rating: ★★

Funded by fans and daydream believers comes this first album from a tight little unit currently making waves in the...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2016

Review of Ruins/Adfeilion

Ruins/Adfeilion

The Gentle Good

Bubble Wrap Records

Rating: ★★★

This is very highbrow folk. Gareth Bonello – aka The Gentle Good – is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and general thinker....

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: December/2016

Review of They Will Have to Kill Us First: Original Soundtrack

They Will Have to Kill Us First: Original Soundtrack

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Transgressive Records

Rating: ★★★★

The debut film from director Johanna Schwartz, They Will Have to Kill Us First, was released in 2015 and compellingly...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2016

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