Betwixt & Between 5 (BETWIXT & BETWEEN TAPES) is a split release showing aspects of contemporary English playing that’s been
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Animated Notation
The Traktorinn label is based in Iceland and claims to be the “only major label” in that part of the
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Skilful playing on both banjo and acoustic guitar from Boston solo player Joseph Allred on his O, Meadowlark (FEEDING TUBE
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Very good to hear the return of Ensemble neoN, the Norwegian modernist players who impressed us in 2017 with their
Continue readingDerniers Chants: an expansive and musically varied conclusion to a double-album concept
Ossuaire, Derniers Chants, Canada, Sepulchral Productions, SP053 digital / CD (2019) Just six months after releasing their debut album “Premiers
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Latest intriguing experiment from Swiss musician D’incise is proving to be rewarding and deep. Assemblée, Relâche, Réjouissance, Parade (INSUB. RECORDS
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Return of Finn Loxbo (Swedish guitarist) and Anders Vestergaard (Danish percussionist) on Saint Erme (GIKT RECORDS 3); these Scandi-minimo-avians were
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Split tape from the London label The Lumen Lake…this label has been showing up on radar a little this year
Continue readingHechicero (Perspectives on Afro-Peruvian Music. The Collection Vol 2): paying homage to a very distinct and inventive Peruvian musical tradition
Cotito, Hechicero (Perspectives on Afro-Peruvian Music. The Collection Vol 2), Peru, Buh Records, BR114 CD / vinyl (2019) Juan Medrano
Continue readingVoice of Opprobrium: a well-presented and polished, if flawed, work reviving 1990s second-wave black metal
Runespell, Voice of Opprobrium, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, CD digipak limited edition / vinyl 12″ limited edition (2019) With the
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