I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length & Time. Vocal…
L&T: Brad Mehldau
Category: Album reviews
Clarice & Sergio Assad’s Exquisite Guitar and Vocals
Clarice & Sergio Assad – Reliquia (Adventure Music, 2016) An album by one of the great musical families of Brazil. Reliquia showcases the talent of…
Throat Singing from Eastern Siberia
Shono – “Hunters. Throat singing from the shores of Baikal” (Sketis Music SKMR-122, 2016) Shono is a new ensemble from eastern Siberia that skillfully combines…
L&T: The Robert Glasper Experiment
Robert Glasper Experiment – Artscience (Blue Note, 2016) I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies…
Songs of Resilience
Simrit – Songs of Resilience (Simrit Kaur Music, 2016) Songs of Resilience is a crossover album by singer-songwriter Simrit. The Greek-born artist raised in the…
Galician Land of Dreams
Fuxan Os Ventos – Terra De Soños (Fol Musica, 2016) This is a special re-edition of the Fuxan Os Ventos’ album originally released in 2009.…
Length & Time: Ashleigh Smith
I will be writing a column on Length & Time in music, in each presenting an album and its strategies that pertain to addressing Length…
Elegant Intimacy and Brilliance
Ravi Shankar – Ravi Shankar In Hollywood (East Meets West Music, 2016) Like doling out single pieces of candy to a greedy child, the world…
Tradition and Getting Around it
Being a self-styled traditionalist doesn’t mean my musical tastes are so staunch that I shun any sonic adventurousness that steps over traditional boundaries. Cross the…
The Ultimate Guide to English Folk
Various Artists – The Ultimate Guide to English Folk (Arc Music EUCD2671, 2016) A nation’s folk music is not merely a hodgepodge of tunes from…