John Parry, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track/Video: Geneva’s own lo-fi mini choir Alice preview new album ‘L’Oiseau Magnifique’- avant-folk with art-punk edge.

As sixties singer-poet Pete Brown maintained ‘Things may come and things may go but the art-school dance goes on forever’. Well Genevan trio Alice would definitely go down well at…

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Track/Video : Revered pianist/composer Neil Cowley previews ‘Ticker Tape’, a spirit raising burst from incoming album ‘Battery Life’.

From banging out hymns at his school assembly to playing Shostakovich (with Orchestra) on a South Bank Centre stage as a 10 year old to filling the keys’ seat through…

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Track/Video: Lo-fi soul-jazz voyager Lionmilk releases ‘no question/shaneen’, the opening communication from incoming album ‘Intergalatic Warp Terminal 222’

To label LA based musician/ producer Moki Kawaguchi’s work as Lionmilk a solo project is something of a paradox. Yes his music focuses on a singular pursuit, an exploration of…

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Album Review : Lucas Santtana – O Paraiso : Sophisticated samba pop that goes deeper

It seems a long while since Lucas Santtana first pushed to the front of listening lists beyond the Bahia with his first Mais Um releases. The natural flow of his…

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News/Track/Video: Experimental pop artist Fågelle previews ‘Kroppen’ from incoming new album ‘Den svenska vreden’, a dark, poetic song of rage and beauty.

Ahead of her new album ‘Den svenska vreden’ (released on 27th January via Medication Time) the Swedish experimental rock and dark pop communicator Fågelle has just revealed a third preview…

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Album Review: Difficult Art And Music – bivouac of the avant-garde: an engrossing record of today’s experimental and electronic scene.

In advance of another year of boundary pushing projects, specialist label Difficult Art And Music (DAMM) have just released ‘bivouac of the avant-garde’, their expansive survey of the contemporary experimental…

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News/Track/Video: Brazilian song-crafter João Selva announces new album ‘Passarinho’ with its soulful title track

Born in Ipanema, schooled in bossa nova and steeped in Capoeira’s heady blend of martial arts, dance and traditional song, João Selva draws from some rich cultural credentials in his…

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Track/Video: Heinali previews the emotive title track from incoming album ‘Kyiv Eternal’, an electronic overture to his resilient home city.

Music can help make meaning of seismic events and when they co-exist the impact is profound. Kyiv-based composer and electronic musician Oleh Shpudeiko aka Heinali has lived within the Russian…

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Album Review: Black Ox Orkestar – Everything Returns : Formidable and forthright – the seminal avant folk ensemble reunite

It’s been over fifteen years since Black Ox Orkestar released their touchstone albums Ver Tantz (2004) and Nisht Azoy (2006), two works that navigated the dark folk/ post rock intersection…

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Album Review: M.Takara & Carla Boregas – Grande Massa D’Agua : exhilarating earth-beats and electro-acoustic energy from the Sao Paulo duo.

You might remember a couple of years ago the first offering from this pair of Sao Paulo experimentalists Linha D’Agua ‘ which sneaked up from the underground and demanded attention…

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