by Kev Rowland | Apr 13, 2025 | Reviews
Recorded over three days in May 2023, drummer and bandleader Joe Syrian brought together his band to record a series of well-known numbers such as Ray Henderson’s “Bye, Bye Blackbird” and Cole Porter’s “Night and Day” to pop/rock classics like the Beatles’ “Here,...
by Kev Rowland | Apr 13, 2025 | Reviews
Here we have yet another black metal act from Ukraine, the second I have reviewed this week, but while the album by Deus Sabaoth was their debut, this is the eighth from the veterans who have been around for more than 20 years. The rhythm section of Khorus (bass) and...
by Kev Rowland | Apr 13, 2025 | Reviews
It never ceases to amaze me that there is still a music scene in Ukraine and that music will always find a way to survive and flourish no matter what is going on in the world around them. Here we have the debut album by melodic black metal outfit Deus Sabaoth who...
by Kev Rowland | Apr 13, 2025 | Reviews
I did not recognise the name of this band when it came into my emails, but the cover art fascinated me, so I started reading the press release and when I saw the name Mutt Lange, I did a doubletake, as he has been retired for quite some time. What could possess him to...
by Kev Rowland | Apr 13, 2025 | Reviews
Pianist Cliff Korman has spent his career playing both high-quality jazz and Brazilian music, often combining the two, and here he has brought in bassist Harvie S and drummer Rafael Barat as they work through composers as diverse as Benny Golson and Caetano Veloso....