Reviews
Bersarin Quartett (2012)
II
Compelling second album from the Bersarin Quartett, the project of German graphic and sound designer, Thomas Bucker
Birds of Passage (2012)
Winter Lady
Fragile and chilling second album from Birds of Passage, the project of musician Alica Merz, which captures the desolation of winter
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (2012)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Understated, yet inventive debut album from Brother Son, Sister Moon, the new project of Alicia Merz from Birds of Passage and Gareth Munday from Roof Light
Carlos Cipa (2012)
The Monarch and the Viceroy
Stunning debut album from classically-inspired Munich-based 22 year old jazz pianist, Carlos Cipa
Dale Cooper and the Dictaphones (2012)
Metamanoir
Magnificent and atmospheric album from French band, Dale Cooper and the Dictaphones, which takes equal inspiration from both 1950's jazz and the soundtracks of David Lynch films
Heirs (2011)
Fowl
Unsettling, but forceful electronica on debut album from haunting-sounding Melbourne-based instrumental outfit, Heirs
Her Name is Calla (2010)
The Quiet Lamb
Daramatic and ambitous second album from epic-toned Leicester-based band, Her Name is Calla
Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation (2012)
Egor
Unsettling, but compelling live fourth album from the Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, the experimental side project of the Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
Pirate Ship Quintet (2012)
Rope for No Hopers
Imitative and formulaic post rock on debut album from Bristol-based post-rock act,the Pirate Ship Quintet
Sankt Otten (2012)
Sequencer Liebe
Dreadful new age electronica on fifth album from German instrumental duo, Sankt Otten