Waves and Lines | REVIEW | A setting of Pashto folk poems
Roulette, Brooklyn, New York By Sarah Swong Landays – folk couplets created by and for mostly illiterate women who live on the border between…
Songlines Encounters Festival | REVIEW | Sounds from all over the world
Kings Place, London By Sam Pryce Since 1999, global music magazine Songlines has devoted itself to discovering the richest and most exciting sounds emerging…
Tinderbox Orchestra | PROFILE | A youth orchestra straddling multiple genres
By Miranda Heggie As the Tinderbox Orchestra release their debut album, it’s clear that this is certainly no ordinary youth orchestra. Founded in 2010…
Bill Fontana | PROFILE | A sound artist unlocking Suffolk’s sonic secrets
By Simon Fearn After fifty years in sound art, acclaimed sound artist Bill Fontana is an expert in the field. He has reimagined the…
Flip Fabrique: Catch Me | REVIEW | A circus troupe who don’t look like one
Underbelly Festival, Jubilee Gardens, London By Sarah Kirkup There’s something refreshing about a circus troupe who don’t look like a circus troupe. Although the…
What’s on in June | WORLD LISTINGS
By Sam Pryce 1. Heart of Noise, Austria This fest of avant-rock and noise music is spread over three days across five venues in…