Reviews

Diaspora Kid

Aditya Prakash Ensemble

The Los Angeles music scene, famed for its slick studio bands and hit factories, has a reputation for perfection rather...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Mirador

Fierce Flowers

The English-language tracks of this album are fine, and will be thoroughly enjoyed by any fans of Po'Girl or First...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

God is a Drummer

Trilok Gurtu

‘Without the drummer, nothing will move. And without movement, the world will stop,’ says Trilok Gurtu, explaining the title of...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Alo

Ajate

The second album from the Japanese ten-piece Ajate is full of surprises as leader John Imaeda and his group provide...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Matricular una Galera

El Pony Pisador

Barcelona's transformation into the definitive postmodern metropolis might well be complete with the release of Matricular una Galera. Though hailing...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Oasis

Melingo

Daniel Melingo has travelled far from the pared-down dub beats of his 1998 debut Tangos Bajos. Over two decades, folky...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Periphery

Priya Darshini

Priya Darshini is a US-based singer from South Asia who draws on an eclectic range of musical influences. This is...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

11 Dimensions

CH Straatmann

This is CH Straatmann's second solo album. He's an undeniably talented bass player, who hails from Brazil, with an impressive...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

From Our World to Yours

Gao Hong & Issam Rafea

This second duo recording by Gao Hong and Issam Rafea – a follow-up to 2018's excellent Life As Is –...

Reviewed in issue July/2020

The True Story of Bananagun

Bananagun

Put on your sunglasses and your fringed jackets, turn on the lava lamp, mix yourself a martini, let out a...

Reviewed in issue July/2020