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Binga: a minimalist Songhay folk / blues album on politics and social justice issues in Mali

Samba Touré, Binga, Germany, Glitterbeat Records, GB110 CD / LP (2021) I must admit not knowing Malian guitarist Samba Touré

Autarcie, Apogée.Ivresse.Agonie, Purity Through Fire, PTF233 CD / vinyl LP / cassette (2021) A stalwart of the black metal scene

Portal, Avow, Canada, Profound Lore Records, PFL256 CD digipak / vinyl LP (2021) If there’s one thing consistent about Brisbane-based

Masayuki Imanishi, insects are, Belgium, Unfathomless, U69 CD (2021) Burying your head in this rich and lush 40-minute soundscape of

Alvear / Bondi / d’Incise Ocho Pretextos SWITZERLAND insub Records [insub.rec.cd07] CD (2020) An emphasis on the destructive power of

The second new record from Robert Schalinski on the label 90%Wasser is NNOI#2 (WVINYL 027), a split between Asmus Tietchens

Maxine Funke, Seance, Australia, A Colourful Storm, ACOLOUR035 vinyl LP (2021) Quietly carving out her own distinct niche as a

Two items from the French Circum-Disc label. Tatouages Miroir (CIRCUM-DISC microcidi018 / TOUR DE BRAS TDB9046cd) sees two of our

Dagar Gyil Ensemble of Lawra, Dagara – Gyil Music of Ghana’s Upper West Region, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF118 limited

Reviewer favourite Ulrich Troyer from Vienna usually draws admiring prose from our resident writers with his warm and slightly humourous