REVIEW Earthly Tapes 01
Smooth chant, Southern Cone mysticism, relaxing Brazilian groove – what more could you need to guide you through lockdown. Earthly... Read Article
REVIEW Canción Sin Nombre
Canción Sin Nombre (Song Without a Name) is a black-and-white crime thriller laced with sadness as it charts a fictional... Read Article
REVIEW Barda – Paseo Telúrico
Cecilia Gebhard (alias Barda) has been making waves for a while now with her downtempo mix of organic textures and... Read Article
REVIEW Mateo Kingman – Astro
Soft electro chords, stellar echoes, playfulness and cosmic beats are the spine of Mateo Kingman’s second album, Astro. The record... Read Article
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 DJ Jigüe – Afrosekuela / Old Cuba New Cuba Vol. 2 / ¡Súbelo, Cuba!
Chopping between foot-stomping bass, Angolan kuduro and even a sample from Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight”, the new EP from Cuban producer DJ... 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