Our favourite LP of the moment
The latest mix of archival and re-interpreted musics from the Flee Project, Ulyap Songs: Beyond Circassian Tradition, captures the music of the Northern Caucasus without isolating it from the convivial atmosphere it stems from
Now based in Kraków, the new trio from MultiTraction Orchestra’s Alex Roth, with clarinettist Wacław Zimpel and drummer Hubert Zemler, proves a heady blast of electronics, field recording and wild collective improvisation summoning a rich seam of emotion and solidarity
Musician and crate-digger extraordinaire Jeb Loy Nichols tells the stories behind the stops on his musical railroad, from a deep friendship with Adrian Sherwood and the heroes of Muscle Shoals that led to a love of bluegrass, country, reggae and soul