Albums

The collection Radis from the Oslo-based trio of Andrea Giordano, Kalle Moberg and Jo David Meyer Lysne is the type of thing that will reward that little bit of curiosity from generous and sensitive ears. Easy to set aside or shun, its sometimes uncanny or even ungainly blend of Giordano's raw voice with airs and drones on the accordion...

Nocturnal Consolations the debut collaboration between the Slovenian multi-instrumentalist Iztok Koren and the Polish guitarist Raphael Rogiński is defined by its curious blend of reticence and patience and by its uncanny juxtaposition of idioms and themes. Several of the earlier tracks including the album opener 'I Put Horns On My Worries' seem to set the template as the West African...

In recent years Bill Nace, no doubt best known for his stellar work as an experimental guitarist, has been steadily making the two-string taishōgoto his instrument of choice. That was partly the case on his last effort for the North Carolina label Three Lobed Recordings, an album titled 43/80 where Nace played astride his longtime collaborator Samara Lubelski as...