One of the downsides of being a music reviewer is that I rarely listen to music out of choice as I am always playing albums which need to be reviewed. But one of the major upsides is when one is sent an album like this and the only question is, “where have you guys...

As is my normal practice, I grabbed this album but didn’t read the press release until afterwards, after which time the melancholy and loss which is prevalent throughout made a great deal of sense. Back in 2006 a 14-year-old going by the pseudonym of Solemn created...

This is the latest album from guitarist Randy Armstrong, who clearly shows that melody is always the strongest power, not necessarily who can play fastest, and the result is an instrumental release which made me smile from beginning to end. He is blending together and...

Here we have two musicians, Geoff Bright (bass and soprano saxes, voice) and Hervé Perez (alto and soprano saxes) providing us an hour of improvised music which was recorded over two sessions. Apparently, they started playing with no preconceived idea of where the...

This is the second album from Dordogne based Anglo-French band Lazarus Heights, which I believe was formed in 2007 by singer songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Dick Grisdale. Released in 2024, the line-up here was rounded out by drummer Jeff Gautier, Paul Mouradian on...

Kariti (карити) can be translated to mean “to mourn the dead” in church Slavonic, and is the emotional and creative outlet of Ekaterina, a Russian-born poet and songwriter based in Italy. I am fortunate that I have heard both of the other albums she has released,...