Articles by Ljubinko Zivkovic

The musical elements here might (or might not) be similar or known from elsewhere, but they are arranged in a unique, POZI way if you will.

Listening to ‘The Light’ you simply stop wondering why Evensen’s previous album gathered so many audio streams. This one will probably get more.

It is both interconnected and quite moving, as Scrimshire is actually able to fully transfer his emotions and thoughts into the music here which is both varied and exciting.

We get layers of elongated notes and spaces between them that weave, and slowly twist and turn, bringing almost perfect meditational pieces that exemplify any form of spiritual music.

The music here retains the original Tinariwen sound and spirit, still dominated by that ever-present intricate guitar sound.

Yes, ‘Wilderness Within You’ is actually a musical experiment, one that passes the test with flying colours.

The music here works both as a seamless concept and as single, individual tracks, something that is not so easy to achieve.

Fusing diverse elements is definitely not an easy task, and Matheau and his cohorts do that admirably, coming up with an excellent heavy album.

The extra quality lies in the fact that all of the six tracks here were mainly recorded in Victoria’s living room in Barcelona, where the duo resides, but actually have the quality that some other artists would have coming up in a fully-fledged studio.

Malay and her long-time collaborator Kaazi who co-produced the album actually create chill-style grooves here that go beyond the usually established formulas for such music.

Uhlmann actually achieves exactly the balance he wants here, as all of the nine songs here exhibit not only a great melodic sense but musical playfulness that really makes them shine.

Is it the standard hard psych that many fans of the sound are so familiar and fond of? Of course, it is, but, then, that is exactly the point with Dommengang.

The key lies in the fact that obviously both Engle and Menuck and their two guests are on the same musical wavelength, making the music of All Hands Make Light actually shine a very favorable light on the final result here.

Luster has that ‘key’ shoegaze sound down to a pat, and the addition of subtle electronics gives their music that additional touch that makes it stand out.

You don’t just get over million streams for not doing something that hits all the right notes (not too many, nor too little, by the way).