Ambient master Brian Eno’s collaborative 1990’s albums with John Cale and Jah Wobble receive the vinyl reissue treatment with bonus tracks, transporting us back to the future. Back in the early 1990’s, Brian Eno’s star had faded to an extent; despite the populist kudos of producing U2 and a new generation of electronic progressives venerating his influence, his commercial … [Read more...] about Brian Eno: Wrong Way Up/Spinner – Review
Susanna: Baudelaire & Piano – Review
Scandinavian art-pop singer-songwriter Susanna grows gothic wings and breathes new life into the poetry of Charles Baudelaire whilst exercising an unwavering devotion to sparse melancholy. Over the course of a thirteen-year career, the captivating, noir-infused music of the Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanna Wallumrod has consistently inhabited the darker corridors of life, … [Read more...] about Susanna: Baudelaire & Piano – Review
Ezra Feinberg: Recumbent Speech – Review
Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Ezra Feinberg tinkers with kosmische, minimalism, campfire folk and prog flavours to craft an enveloping, sun-baked soundscape, an electronic touchstone for years to come. Recumbent Speech is the latest offering by Ezra Feinberg, the former leader of San Franciscan torchbearers of psych, Citay. It’s a satisfying and pristine … [Read more...] about Ezra Feinberg: Recumbent Speech – Review
Gillian Welch: Boots No.2: The Lost Songs, Vol 1 – Review
Discarded demos from Gillian Welch are exhumed as golden nuggets of buried treasure, re-affirming the reputation of the doyen of Americana and long-time foil David Rawlings as connoisseurs of old-time, Appalachian style American folk. The world has barely recovered its breath from a new Gillian Welch and David Rawlings release, last month’s covers disc, All The Good Times, … [Read more...] about Gillian Welch: Boots No.2: The Lost Songs, Vol 1 – Review
Otta: Songbook – EP Review
Finnish-British singer-songwriter Otta expands her musical palette with a new EP of homespun electro-pop, toying with genres whilst weaving together sharp song-writing and burbling electronics. Anna Ottridge aka Otta is a Finnish-British musician from South London whose promising debut EP of homespun pop, After It All Blew Over, courted positive notices in January of this … [Read more...] about Otta: Songbook – EP Review
Boillat Therace Quintet: Boillat Therace Quintet – Review
Little-known Swiss jazz rarity sees daylight once more, thanks to WRWTFWW’s hip sister label We Release Jazz. In the sixties and seventies, a community of forward-thinking kindred spirits including Swiss pianist par excellence Jean-Francois Boillat cultivated a thriving cult jazz scene in the vicinity of Lake Geneva. Fired by the nascent Montreux Jazz Festival, its … [Read more...] about Boillat Therace Quintet: Boillat Therace Quintet – Review