Hints and tips:
...Fearn’s sonic palette has expanded too, as shown by the atmospheric blend of repetitive post-punk guitar riffs and meandering piano melodies in “Apart from You”....
...First the assassination of Sir Gavin Williamson by forces loyal to the former chief whip Wendy Morton, next the constant rumble of bullying allegations against Dominic Raab, and this week the former Defra...
...Fearn’s minimalist beats are deceptively expressive, with cleverly embedded sound effects and naggingly catchy melodies....
...For the most part, Cissokho’s kora is to the fore, weaving through the sweetly melancholy melodies of “Baayi Leen” and “Ndoli” with concentrated focus....
...Guest saxophonist Steve Williamson pushed “Vigil” to a peak, but the highlight was the final number, the ballad “Dear Lord”, a duet between bass and sax....
...Baptiste’s rich tone unlocks the melodies of an ethereal “Living Space” and a calypso-inflected “After the Rain”....
...“Americans of all kinds could finally hear one another in all their myriad languages, rhythms and melodies,” Redford intones....
...He opened with a dirge, played around with Bach – stately melodies and baroque trills over a sustained low-note drone – and morphed into a gritty “Summertime”, in which he used a Romanian technique involving...
...He finished his set with the great Sonny Boy Williamson standard “Help Me”, and then growled his trademark sign-off into the swaying microphone: “It’s too late to stop now!”...
...But they, and Rory McLeod playing harmonica on “Heygana” or Steve Williamson playing saxophone on “Ai Bine”, became honorary citizens of Niafunké....
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