REVIEW Jardín – Maqui de Hierro
The re-released record from Peruvian duo Jardín is better described as a scientific experiment in musical form. The themes of... Read Article
REVIEW El Búho – Balance
Balance opens like a springtime morning, with “Coro del Amanecer” nudging the door ajar to let in the light of... Read Article
Pinching the People: An Interview with Nina Miranda
She first came to prominence in 1997, as her band Smoke City’s ‘Underwater Love’ reached #4 in the UK charts.... Read Article
REVIEW Magallanes – Fátima
I tried to listen to the first track on Fátima, the new album from Colombian outfit Magallanes, but found it... Read Article
REVIEW Portraits Of A Search
A woman traipses through scrubland, brushing aside dusty bushes with a stick, looking for a piece of clothing, a shoe;... Read Article
REVIEW Presos (Imprisoned)
The renegade daughter erring on the side of danger. So far, so familiar for the film staple of rebellious teenagers.... Read Article
REVIEW Algodón Egipcio – La Confianza Ciega
La Confianza Ciega is a kaleidoscopic record. That was the overpowering feeling that I had listening to the new offering... Read Article
REVIEW Helado Negro – Private Energy
The fifth album from Roberto Carlos Lange (Helado Negro) is a high-quality offering. Private Energy is well-written and varied, blending... Read Article
REVIEW Edwin Sanz – Overflow
It starts in a madcap whirl of old-school R&B and London gospel, intertwined with spiralling Latin brass and percussion. And... Read Article