Ustad Saami – God is Not A Terrorist (Glitterbeat/ Planet Company)
Ustad Saami is a 75 year old Pakistani singer who is the only practitioner of…
Author Bob Baker Fish
Bob Baker Fish
Bob is the features editor of Cyclic Defrost. He is also evil. You should not trust the opinions of evil people.
Witchfinder General (Cinema Cult)
Witchfinder General is something of an historical horror film, the harrowing tale of 17th century…
Francisco Lopez – Sonic Fields Vlieland (Nowhere Worldwide)
For a guy not so keen on titles, Francisco Lopez’s self-released recordings have been a…
Cyclic Selects: Laurence Pike
We’ve been fans of percussionist and composer Laurence Pike since first hearing Triosk in the…
Womadelaide 2019: Adelaide Botanical Gardens 8th-11th of March 2019
It was at the media call (where TV can film some performances to appear on…
The House That Jack Built
It’s probably best to out myself immediately. I have always enjoyed Lars Von Trier films.…
Ahmed Ag Kaedy – Akaline Kidal (Sahel Sounds)
Malian guitarist Ahmed Ag Kaedy is best known for having founded the band Amanar de…
King Midas Sound – Solitude (Cosmo Rhythmatic)
I didn’t really know about King Midas Sound until Unsound Adelaide, when a billed artist…
Watch the premiere of ‘Bodyscan’ from Alexandra Spence’s forthcoming album on Room40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_7hZeahUmc Alexandra Spence is an artist and musician from Sydney. She makes installations, compositions and…
Watch the premiere of ‘Paprica Walz’ from Ai Yamamoto’s new album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHguIoZf7CE Melbourne based Ai Yamamoto makes abstract electronic highly melodic music, often created on computer…
Tartit – Amankor/ The Exile (World Music Network)
Tartit, which translates as ‘union,’ from the Tombouctou Region of Mali, are an ensemble of…
Listen to the woozy beautiful ‘heart’ from Leighton Craig’s new album
Diamond Eye by Leighton Craig It comes from his new album Diamond Eye, released on…
Duoud: “The contrast of the two sounds is big.” Interview by Bob Baker Fish
Duoud are a unique combination of the ancient North African stringed instrument the oud, and…
Neil Hamburger is the luckiest man in this room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTGcvPyiOek There’s not much else left to say. You can find it here.
Want to go to camp?
Camp is a registered charity run by volunteers, a residential arts centre that offers short…