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
Carlos Niño & Friends: Actual Presence – Review
Seventh album from Carlos Niño, the Los Angeles polymath, enlists trusted friends to mould another astral, Afro-futuristic suite of unrelenting beauty which teeters at the edge of New Age and spiritual jazz. From his formative years as a teenage radio spinner to the present day as a multi-disciplinary behemoth and founder of Dublab Radio, the extravagantly bearded composer, … [Read more...] about Carlos Niño & Friends: Actual Presence – Review
Asylums Interview: Platitudes, Lockdown, and Transcendental Meditation
Asylums frontman Luke Branch speaks to Victoria Pearson about the adaptiveness of the music industry during our current pandemic, mental health, and their new album. Southend art-rock group Asylums have recently released new album Genetic Cabaret and feel like they're in a really good place. This may be surprising considering the year we've all had, but it's allowed the … [Read more...] about Asylums Interview: Platitudes, Lockdown, and Transcendental Meditation
Romare: Home – Album Review
Romare releases his third full-length for Ninja Tune, seeing the producer draw a line in the sand between the sample sorcery of previous releases and a new era of organic, happy-sad dance. The London-born electronic auteur Archie Fairhurst aka Romare ignited ripples of acclaim in 2015 with his scene-setting, border-defying debut album, Projections, a deftly curated tapestry … [Read more...] about Romare: Home – Album Review
Guns ‘N’ Roses’ ‘Greatest Hits’ coming to vinyl for the first time
At long last, Guns ‘N’ Roses are finally releasing their 'Greatest Hits' compilation on the vinyl format. Previously released in 2004 and only available via digital mediums or CD, the record, fronted by Geffen records, managed to reach number 1 in the UK album charts and placed at 3 in the Billboard top 200. This was despite hardly any promotion, such was the popularity of the … [Read more...] about Guns ‘N’ Roses’ ‘Greatest Hits’ coming to vinyl for the first time
Another Sky: I Slept On The Floor – Review
London based band, Another Sky, give us atmospheric pop that is fronted with a powerful voice and driven by politics on their debut album I Slept On The Floor. Having made a small impact for a short while - appearing on Later With… Jools Holland in 2018 and on the FIFA 20 soundtrack - quartet Another Sky finally release their debut album, I Slept On The Floor. Meeting at … [Read more...] about Another Sky: I Slept On The Floor – Review