Since finding the final third piece of their trio last year with the inclusion of Moroccan drummer and singer Salim Akki, Rave At Your Fictional Borders have moved at quite a pace to realise (and release) their first full album ‘Analogue Nomadism’. As always, spontaneity is at the root of their improvised grooves. Their self-titled ‘Global Experimental Music’ was created and recorded over a week in the L’Bridge studio outside Kenitra in Morocco, the resulting album a sprawling collage of trippy textural strangeness and rhythmic explorations that punch and intrigue in equal measures. Read / Listen.
Read MoreJan Van 'Streams' (Teranga Beat) - a review
‘Streams’ is an excellent album of cinematic noir created live by rhythmic maestro Jan Van aka Yannis Angelolopoulos and the cream of Athens’ jazz and improvisational musicians. Funky, spacious and reflective, their unique fusion of contemporary improv jazz and laïkodimotiko (local, popular music) is a fine blend indeed. Read / Listen here
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