Review: Lili Refrain ‘Nagalite’
Lili Refrain is a true pioneer: a seeker, a soothsayer, and a vessel. Her body of work is far more
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Experimental
Review: Dälek & Charles Hayward ‘HAYWARDxDÄLEK’
Challenging, intense, and fearless, a fascinating meeting of two restless creative forces. I had never heard Dälek before this record.
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Review: Fågelle ‘Bränn min jord’
Back in 2022, I got to witness an artist who left me utterly speechless after their performance at Ramsgate Music
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Review: Scattered Purgatory ‘Post Purgatory’
One of the things that I love the most about music is that it is always evolving, adapting, and reforming,
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Review: Julie’s Haircut ‘Radiance Opposition’
There is an unparalleled therapeutic quality to truly losing oneself in music, a deeply personal estrangement that offers perfect relaxation
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Review: Oslo Tapes ‘Låst Comet’
Leaving aside the musical journeys undertaken by the charismatic Chieti native Marco Campitelli, aka Oslo Tapes, one cannot help but
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Review: Swans ‘Birthing’
It is intimidating covering a band you love as you pray you’ll do them justice; there’s an omnipresent feeling that
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Review: Holy Scum ‘All We Have Is Never’
Just as I found myself wondering when, or if, I’d hear another record from Holy Scum, the Manchester-area collective spearheaded
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Review: SUMAC And Moor Mother ‘The Film’
After giving this a few listens, I can confirm that SUMAC are another band that is going to be filed
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Review: Orchestra SMS ‘Musica Sparpagliata’
The first time I encountered the intriguing fusion of rock music and orchestral arrangements was back in 1970, while tuned
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Review: Nina Garcia ‘Bye Bye Bird’
With plaudits from Sonic Youth legend Thurston Moore who describes Bye Bye Bird as the ‘most exalted and sublime collection
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