Reviews
Clockwork Curiosities
Enter a labyrinth of aural deception in which you can trust nothing and no-one. The brainchild of Professor Singleton Purblind...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2014
New Songs From the Old Country
The tongue-in-cheek liner notes for this release, the fourth by this amalgamation of New York-based jazz and world musicians, sets...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2014
Birds Requiem
Just how many jazz oud recordings does the world really need? While there certainly is a shared tradition of improvisation...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: March/2014
Africa Express Presents: Maison des Jeunes
It was always going to be interesting to see how Damon Albarn’s Africa Express project would translate to the recording...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2014
Ce Monde Ici-Bas
They have been described as a ‘Québécois power trio,’ and the group’s power, apparent in their former stint with La...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: March/2014
Quarter to Six
Idan Raichel has become an important figure in Israeli music – this album has already gone double platinum there –...
Reviewed by Peter Culshaw in issue: March/2014
Down in Washington Square
A seminal figure in the American folk renaissance of the late 1950s and early 60s, Dave Van Ronk was a...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2014
The Birth of Jungle Cumbia
Since The Roots of Chicha gave Peru’s guitar-driven, bar-band chicha music worldwide exposure six years ago there has been a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2014
Les Nuits
This collaboration between the Anglo-Middle Eastern singer and Egyptian composer and multi-instrumentalist Samy Bishai emerged from a stage collaboration with...
Reviewed by Jim Cumming in issue: March/2014
Estampida
The ‘stampede’ in Victor Herrero’s album title is actually more of a gentle trot around the sweet major and sadder...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2014
