Various Artists – Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas (Tropicalia in Furs/Fuse)
“They wanted the kids to be afraid. But they weren’t afraid,” begins the liner notes…
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Philip Brophy – I am Piano (Soundpunch)
Melbourne based multimedia artist Philip Brophy may be piano, but in his mind piano is…
Various Artists – Back to Peru Vol.2 (Vampisoul/ Fuse)
This compilation is about how music travels and is skewed by Chinese whispers across time…
Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 – Shakara/London Scene (Knitting Factory/Planet Company)
Well the first thing you’re going to notice about 1972’s Shakara is the cover. Fela…
Francisco Lopez – Amarok (Glacial Movements)
At first there is nothing. But then subtly the sound builds, this amorphous drone that…
“At first glance, the program screams of incongruity.” Interview with Sean Baxter for Overground – Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2010
One of the most exciting programs in this years Melbourne International Jazz Festival is Overground,…
Balkan Beat Box – Blue Eyed Black Boy (Crammed/Planet Company)
It’s Balkan music via Brooklyn, with those alternatively mournful and thundering brass sounds playing over…
Mulatu Astatke: “You can’t be old for music.” Interview by Bob Baker Fish
Ethiopian bandleader Mulatu Astatke is a musical innovator who’s achievements compare favorably to the likes…
Philip Brophy – Film Music Vol.2 (Soundpunch)
You have to wonder when or even if Melbourne multi media artist Philip Brophy sleeps…
Spyweirdos & Floros Floridis – The Sound Between Us (Creative Space)
The Sound Between Us is the space where freejazz, electronic and experimental electroacoustic music intersect.…
Vieo Abiungo – Blood Memory (Lost Tribe Sound)
Vieo Abiungo exist at a strange netherworld where modern classical, tribal, the experimental and film…
Public Opinion Afro Orchestra – Do Anything Go Anywhere (Independent)
Before you can say ‘Fela,’ Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, a band of 20 odd multicultural…
Various Artists – Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970’s Nigeria (Soundway/Fuse)
This album should be subtitled ‘what Fela did to the Nigerian music scene in the…
Ben Swire – From Here To There (Preservation)
Ben Swire is from San Francisco. From Here To There is his debut album and…
Tim Catlin & Machinefabriek – Glisten (Low Point)
Glisten is the first collaboration between Melbourne guitarist and sound artist Tim Catlin and prolific…