Very good to hear the return of Ensemble neoN, the Norwegian modernist players who impressed us in 2017 with their
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Tag: acoustic
Derniers 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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Le Violon Populaire
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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The Inflow from Way Out
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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Secrets of the Sea
Split tape from the London label The Lumen Lake…this label has been showing up on radar a little this year
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Hechicero (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
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Voice 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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The Zoophytes
C Joynes is a personal all-time favourite of English guitar music and he could do no wrong for me. We
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Sky Cinema
Welcome return of Portuguese viola player João Camões on Selon Le Vent (JACC RECORDS JR035), where he’s one part of
Continue readingSeven Movements for M.R.M.: an unassuming and quiet work of brooding ambience, liquid beauty and charm
Fountains for Assisi, Seven Movements for M.R.M., Australia, Vienna Press, Keys to the Field 034, cassette (2019) Not often do
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