International reviews

(Zoharum) 2021.
CD/digital
Electronic/dark ambient/dark wave/industrial – POLAND

A few days ago, I have received 3 worthy CD’s/releases from Polish label “Zoharum”, whose interesting spheres touches electronic music/field as a central concept of its music messages and publishing policy. They release and publish different artists/groups/projects from electronic scene. It is also important to mention, that “Zoharum” was a co-publisher of “Hard Art” magazine.

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(Hummus Records) 2021.
CD/LP/digital
Experimental/noise/psychedelic/crossover – SWITZERLAND

These days, and last few years, worldwide music scene are rich of newer interesting and at the same time attractive and original groups/artists. Some of them brings something eclectic and new, also with enough degrees of quality, other prefers to enter in the sphere of experimentation, where authors messages are mostly in the second plan.But, many interesting things are happens from day to day.

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(Self-released/Hemifran) 2021.
CD/digital
Country rock/rock/pop – CANADA

Before realization of actual debut album, Brandi Vezina has introduced herself with 3 previous singles. I’ve been writing about her work previously, and more or less, nothing specially new Brandi didn’t bring with her fresh full-length, even that all  the positive things, which I mentioned previously, stay here proudly.

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(Le Triton/L’Autre Distribution) 2021.
CD/digital
World music/acoustic/new age/jazz/folk – FRANCE

Mr. Pierre Bensusan is a guitarist with French-Algerian roots, whose activities has captured a long period of career, success and hard work. “Azwan” is his 15th release, album with 12 tracks in, done in his expected mood, whose styles option touches many elements of world music/new age traces, folk and neo-classical details, with additional of jazzy influences as well.

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(Self-released) 2020.
CD/digital
Art rock/dream pop/dream folk/experimental – CANADA

Another album which I have received from Clara Engel, was her full-length from previous 2020. “Hatching Under The Stars”, collection of 9 author’s songs.

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(Self-released) 2021.
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Art rock/dream pop/dream folk/experimental – CANADA

Out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, comes a singer/songwriter Clara Engel. Her pretty original and authentic work has taken attention of mostly worldwide indie audience in last several years.

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(Quart de Lune/UVM Distribution) 2021.
CD/digital
World music/folk/epic folk/various genres – FRANCE

Octantrion are French female-male duo, active some period ago, and they have taken attention of worldwide audience with unusual stylish performance, general original approach, and unusual sound challenge as well.

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(Self-released/Hemifran) 2021.
CD/digital
Americana/alt country/indie folk/rock – USA

As an artist and musician, Mark Rogers is longer period on the road. He has started own music story in 1982 year, with quite different stylish vision . But his musical rebirth happened sometime around 2015. With a couple of albums he has taken attention of audience, faithful to Americana/roots music/folk tradition.

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(Le Pop Club Records) 2021.
CD/LP/cassette/digital
Indie pop/power pop/various pop genres – FRANCE

Dragon Rapide are interesting team of musicians, who are faithful to pop tendencies in various variants and different moods as well. They are active for some period, and their previous legacy has taken attention of worldwide audience, close to psychology of indie heritage.

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(MMYH Records) 2021.
CD/digital
Fusion/jazz rock/world music – SWEDEN

Out of September, this 2021 year, a trio consisting of musicians from three different countries  – Norway, Brazil and Mozambique, named Freedom Tree, has released an actual album, entitled “Modern Acoustic World Jazz Rock”.

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(Self-released) 2021
3 Track Single/CD/digital
Indie pop/indie rock/90’s pop rock/Brit pop – UK

These days UK act Thousand Yard Stare has putted digitally 3 track single on their “Bandcamp” page. UK fellows are a group whose career was actual during the 90’s period and in mentioned era a band has released 2 LP’s for “Polydor”and several EP’s.

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(Tourbo Music/Hemifran) 2021.
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Americana /folk/roots music – SWITZERLAND/USA

Swiss/American singer/songwriter Mala Oreen isn’t unknown name under the newer Americana/roots music sky. She grew up in a family where music was vital. She is also guitar and violin player. During the years she has performed in various folk groups in Switzerland. She has fronted her own Celtic/Americana band Mala & FyrMoon, and she was touring with mentioned act between 2009 and 2018 year.

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