David Sylvian – Manafon (Samadhisound/Fuse)
David Sylvian’s voice is everything. It booms out grandly over accompaniment that is barely there…
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.
Cedric Peyronnet + Toy Bizarre Orchestra – Kdi Dctb 216 Series (Kaon)
Melbourne’s Atherton Gardens must have made quite an impression on French sound artist Cedric Peyronnet…
Panoptique Electrical – Yes to Fear Yes to Desire (Sensory Projects)
The stillness returns for Jason Sweeney’s second outing as Panoptique Electrical. Whilst he is not…
Speed Caravan – Kalashnik Love (Real World/Planet Company)
Speed Caravan were one of the real highlights of this years Womadelaide, a feverish high…
Pivixki (Sabbatical)
PIVIXKI feels like an enormous joke has been played upon the listener. There’s something hilarious…
Dokaka – Human Interface (Dual Plover)
It’s probably around the time of the earnest chugging groove of ‘Sala’ – track 36…
Waed Bouhassoun – La Voix de L’ Amour (Institut Du Monde Arabe/Select Audio Visual)
This is pure unaffected acoustic music from Syrian artist Waed Bouhassoun, who with little more…
Ap’strophe – Objects Sense Objectes (Etude)
When you think of the zither it’s impossible not to be reminded of Anton Karas’…
Tinariwen – Imidiwan Companions (Shock)
It’s album number 4 for Malian seven piece Tinariwen (Shock), and on Imidiwan Companion we’re…
Various Artists – Beirut Good Vibes Vol.1 (Forward/ Select Audio Visual)
This compilation goes to great pains to point out that it’s not a dance cd.…
Heirs – Alchera (Exo)
This album has one of the most evil spookiest looking cover this writer has ever…
Yawning Sons – Ceremony to the Sunset (Lexicon Devil)
Yawning Sons really does feel like the next logical step for Gary Arce who is…
Staff Benda Bilili – Tres Tres Fort (Crammed/ Planet Company)
Backstories are important in World Music, in contextualising the often alien sounds for western ears,…
Paranoid Entity – 4Closure (Paranoid Foundation)
The idea of a dictaphone recorded improv session between bored housemates doesn’t sound particularly exciting,…
Joachim Kuhn – Out of The Desert (ACT/ Planet Company)
For your uber hip musician, whether the discipline is jazz, experimental, rock, or all of…