SACRED HARP – Window’s A Fall

Sacred Harp is a quartet from Oslo, Norway which creates original arrangements out of improvisational and experimental music. In style they’re a little like Mercury Rev and Portishead.

The group comprises: Jessica Sligter (vocals, guitar, keys), Juhani Silvola … Read More

IARLA O’LIONAIRD – Foxlight

Many folk enthusiasts will know Iarla O’Lionaird as the vocalist in Afro Celt Sound System and from the Irish Sean nós singing tradition. He sings on the Peter Gabriel album Ovo.

Solo albums Seven Steps to Mercy and … Read More

Various Artists – London

Christmas is approaching fast, and so the need of a good, quirky gift for our beloved ones tires us all with the search of the ultimate “little something”.

“London” is an interesting compilation on London, which boosts the help of … Read More

The Cure – Bestival Live 2011

The problem with many live albums is that the spark that makes live music so powerful does not necessarily glow so brightly in a purely audio form. The atmosphere, the crowd, the energy are all elements to a great … Read More

Romay – Playing With Sounds

Romay has been making dance music – in some capacity – for aaages (like, 16 years…), working and producing for many indie/undergrounded labels. ‘Playing With Sound’ is his debut album, and, perhaps because he has engineered quite a respectable … Read More

Graingerboy – Threecrowns

Graingerboy is the electro-pop project of Simon Grainger, a Leeds based man of much musical history. Formerly half of 90s duo Electric Boutique and touring keys-player for A Man Called Adam, he began releasing music (two albums, in fact) under … Read More

TONY CROMBIE & HIS FRIENDS – Whole Lotta Tony

Tony Crombie, who died in 1999, was a successful English jazz pianist and composer who was also one of the finest jazz drummers and bandleaders. His influence on the British jazz scene was for six decades. He performed with … Read More

Buzz Human – Powersolo

Boasting 15 tracks in under 45 minutes, Buzz Human’s ‘Powersolo’ attempts to plug into the scuzzy voodoo groove of rock n roll in its primal state, with varying degrees of success.

The opening spoken-word intro is frankly a little … Read More

Exit_International – Black Junk

I am sure you all know what to expect by now: Exit_International’s music is as insane, loud and potentially damaging as attempting to hold Sonisphere on a neutron star. Their live shows have never failed to leave myself and … Read More

RONNIE ROSS QUINTET – Stompin’ With The Ronnie Ross Quintet

Ronnie Ross was a great jazz baritone saxophonist. He was a tutor for David Bowie, soloist on the Lou Reed song Walk on the Wild Side and soloist on several Matt Bianco albums.

His quintet comprised: Ronnie Ross (alto … Read More