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John Parry

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Lifelong listener and occasional commentator- further adventures can be found on instagram, tumblr and sound selection/mixtapes on: mixcloud.com/HouseAtTheFootOfTheMountain/
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Album review: Kasai Allstars – ‘Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound’: maybe more restrained, but still surprises

  • May 11, 2021
  • John Parry
SOMETIMES a record comes along that disrupts your expectations. Since their debut album in 2008, Kasai Allstars have been one of the cornerstones of Congotronics, that vibrant assemblage of polyrhythms…
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Album Review: Innov Gnawa – Lila; Immersive World-Soul on Daptone

  • May 4, 2021
  • John Parry
Daptone, the home of soul and funk, is one of those labels whose judgement you can trust- when they’re onto something you just know it’s going to deliver. News of…
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Album review: Toumani Diabate & The London Symphony Orchestra – ‘Korolen’: destined to become an audiophile’s classic

  • May 4, 2021
  • John Parry
COLLABORATIONS between improvising musicians and orchestras sometimes reveal nothing but a culture clash. The performances can sound disjointed and fragmented, the musical equivalent of cut and paste. But when Toumani…
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Album review: Alfredito Linares – ‘Vol. 2: The Colombia Years’: packs a punch

  • May 3, 2021
  • John Parry
NOW HERE’S a tidy little gem from those ever-reliable sound curators Rocafort Records, a second sparkling collection of treasures from the early 70s’ boogaloo explosion courtesy of the sharp-suited composer,…
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Track: Okute release new track ‘ Quiere La Rumba’ and forthcoming album

  • April 28, 2021
  • John Parry
In the same way that BCUC went to the root of their roots to inspire some wild new afrobeats, Okute look set to do the same for Cuban music. The…
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Album Review: Mente Organica – ‘El Espacio’

  • April 21, 2021
  • John Parry
Earthly Measures, the London based DJ and event creating duo, have been carefully and lovingly nurturing their record label through these turbulent times . They’ve put out a couple of…
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EP review: Francesca Ter-Berg – In Eynem: an exploratory cello EP that makes a deep connection

  • April 17, 2021
  • John Parry
YOU MAY recognise the name Francesca Ter-Berg as the cello side of the leftfield folk classical improv duo Fran and Flora that turned heads a while ago, from Café Oto…
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Album review: Crimi – ‘Luci E Guai’: potent fusion music from Julien Lesuisse

  • April 8, 2021
  • John Parry
THE MOST potent fusion music, the stuff that’s born from experience rather than cooked up as an experiment, comes from travellers in search of sounds. Julien Lesuisse is one such…
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Album review: Joao Selva – ‘Navegar’: Latin optimism with endless energy

  • April 7, 2021
  • John Parry
WELL it looks like the summer vibes may need a little boost this year, so here’s a release that’s set to heat things up. Brazilian troubadour Joao Selva, now based…
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See: Crimi bring irresistible global beat to ‘Chi Ci Talia’

  • March 27, 2021
  • John Parry
FRENCH bands just seem to handle fusion music so naturally. They absorb the sounds around them, let them ferment and then uncork something with familiar flavours and an individual twist.…
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