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20 by Kate Rusby

Recensione di Colin Irwin

In 1992 Kate Rusby was, you fondly imagine, a nervy teenager who couldn't have dreamed of the outstanding career that lay ahead. The notion of a gentle young singer from Yorkshire with a mostly traditional repertoire lighting up a largely moribund Br...

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Westwood: The Jump Off by Various Artists

Recensione di sound.and.vision

Let me get this off my chest first of all, Tim Westwood is a twat. Tim Westwood, or just Westwood, was BBC's "main man" for the world of hip-hop and reggae in the early 2000s; it wouldn't be until 2002 that they would properly embrace this side of mu...

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Odd and Awkward by Nils Wogram

Recensione di Peter Marsh

Trombonist Nils Wogram is pretty much unknown over here but has made a name for himself on the Eurojazz circuit, and this double CD is a fine showcase of his talent as both a player and composer. CD one is given over to Wogram's sextet, an all brass ...

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Choral by Mountains

Recensione di Sid Smith

Revealing a finely attuned sense of proportion and balance, the six pieces which make up the album never fall short of their initial promise. There's also several surprisingly dramatic moments such as on the eight minute Telescope, in which cascadin...

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Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison

Recensione di Chris Jones

Now known more for his fearsome reputation as a curmudgeonly r&b shouter in a hat, at one point in the dim and distant past, Van Morrison was, well... a happy curmudgeon. In the early '70s his magnificent voice and mystic vision were wedded to an idy...

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Doll Creature by David Toop & Max Eastley

Recensione di Colin Buttimer

Doll Creature is Max Eastley and David Toop's first recording since 1994's Buried Dreams and only their third since 1975's New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments. Both are criminally long out of print. Buried Dreams in particular was a brilliantly ...