Bic Runga’s first album is six years half-ruined by the killing hand of pastiche
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Soulware – Return To The Source (Optimus Gryme/Border) CD REVIEW
This hippy collective’s work should come with a public health warning, reckons hardened disher of bile Gary Steel.
Wild Bill Ricketts – West Wind (Economy) CD REVIEW
Intriguing imaginary cinema from Phoenix Foundation percussionista.
Batucada Sound Machine – Don’t Keep Silent (Riot Music)
Local Latino groove merchants generate genuine excitement, says Gary Steel
Alan Brown – Between The Spaces (Ode/Rhythmethod)
Another fine jazz album from Auckland. What next?
Brian Eno – Drums Between The Bells (Warp/Border) CD REVIEW
Eno’s latest doesn’t torture, despite poetry
Kate Bush – Director’s Cut (Fish People/EMI) CD REVIEW
REWRITING YOUR own history is a tricky business, especially if that history is a recording, whether it be an album or a film. George Lucas got himself into a ton of strife with ardent Star Wars fans when he altered details of the 1977 film in the digital age, and […]
Funkommunity – Chequered Thoughts (FMG/Universal) CD REVIEW
Rancid grooves from close to home