Lueenas, self-titled, Denmark, Barkhausen Recordings, BHR004 CD / vinyl LP (2022) Listening to this album, the first from Danish duo
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Afar Ways: discovery of a virtuoso singer with a unique and idiosyncratic style
Yanna Momina, Afar Ways, Germany, Glitterbeat, GB131 CD (2022) In its own way, this album is very remarkable: it was
Continue readingTwo Wise Monkeys
Lila Bazooka Arashiyama FRANCE AYLER RECORDS AYLCD-177 C.D. (2022) It has to be said that the bassoon was never considered
Continue readingMiddle Eastern / North African and sub-Saharan West African musics come together in “Gnawa Music of Marrakesh: Night Spirit Masters”
Various Artists, Gnawa Music of Marrakesh: Night Spirit Masters, Germany, Zehra, zehra006 180 gram vinyl (reissued 2022) A very interesting
Continue readingThe Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab: homage to a major mid 20th-century Egyptian singer / composer filled with mystery and intrigue
Simon Shaheen, The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Germany, Zehra, zehra008 vinyl LP (reissued 2022) This work of love and
Continue readingOmukade: a strange and wondrous journey through free-form death metal / jazz / grindcore
Ukakuja, Omukade, United Kingdom, Centipede Abyss, limited edition CD (2023) If the front cover artwork doesn’t put you off, you
Continue readingModern Sorrow: quiet minimalist electronic experimentation yields deep emotion and longing
Richard Youngs, Modern Sorrow, Australia, Black Truffle, BT101 vinyl LP (2023) English experimental folk / electronica musician Richard Youngs probably
Continue readingWitness Stones
Quite unique piece of music, and research, from the composer and guitarist Benjamin Dwyer. His SacrumProfanum (FARPOINT RECORDINGS fp081) arrives
Continue readingStimmen aus Himmel und Hölle: an intimate yet confronting recording of voices from other dimensions
Amelia Cuni and Alex Mendizabal, Stimmen aus Himmel und Hölle, Italy, ANTS, AG25 CD (2022) At about 28 minutes in
Continue readingCanti di guerra, di lavoro e d‘amore: an unusual and individual compilation of women’s folk songs from northern Italy
Silvia Tarozzi and Deborah Walker, Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d‘amore, United States, Unseen Worlds, UW045 CD (2022) Coming
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