International reviews

(Paraply Records/Hemifran) 2022.
CD/digital
Rock/Americana/various genres – SWEDEN

Out of well-known Swedish town Uppsala comes a group Monster, fronted by charismatic singer Olov Lundberg. They have released debut album on 30th September 2022, entitled „Life Science“ with 10 tracks in.

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(T B&B Productions/InQuie Distribution/VeevCom) 2022.
CD/digital
Avant-garde jazz/contemporary jazz/neoclassical/experimental – FRANCE

Two extraordinary artists – Guilllame Barraud and Mathieu Belis teamed up together during the pandemic period, and has released an interesting album, entitled „Estampes“, available  as a CD on November 4. 2022. and previously digitally, on October 14.

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(Trilogie Halexander/InQuie Distribution/VeevCom) 2022.
CD/digital
Pop/world music/chanson – FRANCE

French singer/songwriter Sultana is an artist and composer who invites listeners to travel to her mixed  universe. Her actual album „Uni Vers Elle“ has released as a CD on November 18, 2022, and previously on November 11, digitally on several platforms.

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(Self-released) 2021.
CD/digital
Acoustic/Americana/folk – UK

Out of Southampton comes a singer/songwriter Rob Clamp. Even that he is still young, he posses impressive experience as a musician, who has performed many concerts/gigs.

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(Self-released) 2021.
CD/digital
Acoustic/Americana/folk/rots music – NETHERLANDS / CZECH REPUBLIC

Loes van Schaijk is a singer/songwriter from Netherland, but reside in Czech Republic. She performs solo, and also as a duo with Honsa Bartošek and with her trio Loes & The Acoustic Engineers. She is multi-talented author, her songs are pretty authentic,as same as her vocal capabilities.

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(Jazzland Recordings/OK World) 2022.
CD/digital
World music/Norway folk/Arabic folk –  NORWAY

A couple of weeks ago, I have received a debut CD of Inger Hannisdal , Norway born and based violinist and composer. She is well-educated musician, and her interesting sphere among others touches traditions of Arabic music as same as for Norwegian folk. Before the realization of her album, she had a lot of experience as a musician, and researcher of different music forms.

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(Musical Eschatology) 2022.
Cassette/digital
Avant-garde jazz/free jazz – USA

Mr. Danny Kamins is a  musician who plays different varieties of saxophone and clarinet, faithful to jazz as genre. He is Houston, Texas based jazz musician and composer, who likes to create experiments with different jazz forms. I had to privilege of writing about his two releases, and this one is his newer edition, done with drummer Drew Gowran, who is also responsible for the cover art of the cassette and general this release. In the meantime, on this November 2022, Danny has released with two additional artists another album, entitled „The Ojai Sessions“.

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(Hummus Records/Bite It Promotion) 2022.
CD/digital
Electronic/pop – SWITZERLAND

Anna Aaron is Basel-based musician, and I would add that her activities are well known in her homeland and abroad. Maybe not in  so -call mainstream environment, but on her previous releases she showed an appropriate dose of originality and authenticity.

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(Kakafon Records/Hemifran) 2022.
CD/digital
Folk/roots music/medieval – SWEDEN

Before starting her career in the so-called modern music, pianist, singer and author Nina Akerblom Nielsen, has already left a significant mark as a singer , receiving a master’s degree in singing at the „Royal Academy Of Music“, touring the world with several baroque ensembles. And as she likes to describe and explain, her fields of musical interests belong to crossing varieties.

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(Kakafon Records/Hemifran) 2022.
CD/digital
Jazz/folk/roots music – SWEDEN

Dina Grundberg is a newer name on  the national Swedish music scene.During September 2022, she released her debut album, entitled „Jah Ljuger Mest Om Allt“, with 8 tracks in.

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(Another Record/Capsul Records/L’Autre Distribution/VeevCom) 2022.
CD/digital
African music/ world music – FRANCE

As a band Electric Vocuhila has been on the national and international scene for more than a decade.Their discography is also interesting, and there is no doubt, that they drew the public’s attention to their work with their expressive approach.

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(Zoharum) 2022.
EP CD/digital
Groove/doom/stoner metal/psychedelic- POLAND

The band from Gdansk, Poland, and their current EP is not a standard or usual release, from the „Zoharum“ label. But, judging by the approach within metal tendencies, Groth are in a way quite stylistically different from numerous close colleagues in the mentioned metal as a genre.

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