Category: Album Reviews – Archive

March 5, 2015 / Album Reviews - Archive

Manhattan Moonrise (Cuneiform) The past is a big place filled with music. Some players cling to it like a security blanket; others fool themselves that they can invent new sounds out of thin air. The smart ones use the past as a resource: an infinite library from which to steal…

March 1, 2015 / Album Reviews - Archive

Sentimentale (Resonance) Between the title and the gauche cover many could be turned away from this album, which would be a shame, because the contents are delightful. Frenchman Richard Galliano has few if any peers on the accordion, and here his virtuosity and melodic flair are at full stretch realising…

February 26, 2015 / Album Reviews - Archive

Paper Tiger (Assemblers) Without a bass in a band the players can either compensate for its absence or maximise the sonic space that is opened up. Guitarist Stephen Magnusson, saxophonist Jamie Oehlers and drummer Ben Vanderwal favour the former option, while occasionally making the latter work brilliantly. You hear the…