Los Crema Paraiso De Pelicula! (Cultupra Productions, 2015) Good music, mediocre music and sometimes very bad music flows across my desk, but I’m rarely ever…
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Category: Album reviews
Keen Edged Coolness
Esko Järvelä Epic Male Band Rye Groove (Esko Järvelä Epic Male Band, 2015) The Finnish progressive/rock/folk group Esko Järvelä Epic Male Band is back with…
High-octane Ameranouche
Ameranouche Sun Shine Soul (Red Squirrel Records, 2015) The fiercely polished sound of the Boston-based trio Ameranouche’s May 1st release of Sun Shine Soul is…
Ancient Armenian Liturgical Chants from Aleppo
Yeznig Zegchanian Forty Martyrs: Armenian Chants from Aleppo (Lost Origin Sound, 2015) The ancient city of Aleppo in Syria was one of the cultural centers…
Splendid Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention Myths and Heroes (Matty Grooves, 2015) Fairport Convention, one of the pioneers of English folk-rock is still strong after several decades. The current…
‘Light’ Conceived as a Live Show
Midival Punditz Light (Six Degrees Records) Indian electronic music outfit Midival Punditz returns with Light, an album where they present a mix of electronic music,…
Ascent to Rhythm Heaven
Harem War of the Drums (Times Music) Percussion fans will ascend to rhythm heaven with this magnificent compilation of drum-dominate dance tracks. Layer upon layer…
Deep House Sitar Mindful Escape
Ronobir Hypnosis – Deep House Sitar (Valley Entertainment, 2015) Every once in a while it’s necessary to slip mindlessly into music, to not have to…
Hypnotic Pulsating Drums
Zakir Hussain, Taufiq Qureshi, Bickram Ghosh Pulsating Drums (Music Today, 2009) Hypnotic, infectious, energetic – this percussion album delights and picks you right up off…
Bassekou Kouyate’s Masterfully Potent Sound
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Ba Power (Glitterbeat, 2015) World music fans, in particular those fans of Mali’s Griot musical traditions, have fallen head over…