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Ifriqiyya Electrique: Laylet El Booree – album review"

This is modern day punk with a Tunisian twist – lively, powerful and often sounding out of control.

July 14, 2019 7:50 am Written by Paul Scott-Bates

Fold: We’re The Ones – album review"

‘We’re The Ones’ has been worth the wait. It is an album that delivers on every expectation you have of a Fold release and shows distinct evolution by its creators. It is a clarion call for positive action without laying back on lazy sloganeering.

April 12, 2019 12:20 pm Written by Simon Tucker

The Last Poets: Exchange, Bristol – live review"

The Last Poets Exchange, Bristol 24th March 2019 The forefathers of hip-hop played their first ever Bristol gig on Sunday. Elfyn Griffith felt the noise… Never has the time been riper for revolution, never has the music of protest been more needed, the anger and urgency of the written, spoken and sung word wanted – well, […]

March 28, 2019 4:10 pm Written by Elfyn Griffith

Fofoulah: Daega Rek – album review"

Are the people of The World ready for the genre busting Fofoulah and their astonishing Afro-Dub explosions?

November 10, 2018 7:35 am Written by Paul Scott-Bates

Ceiling Demons: Nil – album review"

Ceiling Demons continue their journey and a long one it could well be.

September 16, 2017 7:54 am Written by Paul Scott-Bates