Review: Mari Boine ‘Alva’
Ever since her first release in 1985, Mari Boine has been one of the most prominent forces in the Sámi
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Folk
Review: Upupayāma ‘Mount Elephant’
I’ve known Alessio Ferrari, the musical mastermind and multi-instrumentalist behind the captivating psych, acid and folk rock project Upupayāma, for
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Review: Heilung ‘LIFA Iotungard (Live At Red Rocks 2021)’
Heilung are approaching the latest hot new thing, what with being featured on both the UK’s Download Festival and the
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Amigo The Devil & Nate Bergman @ Gorilla, Manchester, 12th July 2024
I genuinely didn’t know what to expect from tonight’s gig. I’m a latecomer to the storytelling genius of Danny Kiranos,
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Review: Louise Patricia Crane ‘Netherworld’
For all the albums I’ve covered since writing for The Sleeping Shaman, there have only really been a couple of
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Review: Kati Rán ‘SÁLA’
In the nine years since the release of her debut album LYS, multi-instrumentalist Kati Rán has been busy embracing the
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Review: Alison Cotton ‘Engelchen’
It’s like a thunderstorm slowly rolling in, the way Alison Cotton’s Engelchen begins. A rush of wind, then the droning
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Review: Milkweed ‘Folklore 1979’
It doesn’t happen very often, but just occasionally, I find myself listening to a piece of music and thinking ‘WHAT
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Review: Moonin Down ‘The Third Planet’
Without the disclosure of Planet X from worldwide governments, we have yet to discover what rock ‘n’ roll would sound
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Review: Šamane ‘Solstice’
Three years ago I reviewed progressive doom rockers SAPATA and their album No Sun To Embrace for The Shaman which
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Review: Lost Dog Street Band ‘Survived’
Music, at its core, should stir the emotions in my opinion, and nothing has encapsulated this in recent years more
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