Sampled by hip-hop’s greatest, London jazz outfit CYMANDE are worth rediscovering
Cratediggers and sample heads alike should be well aware of Cymande, with their work sampled by hip-hoppers all the way back to the Sugar Hill Gang.
Cratediggers and sample heads alike should be well aware of Cymande, with their work sampled by hip-hoppers all the way back to the Sugar Hill Gang.
Iggy Pop's Every Loser is the thrilling and confrontational sound of a true legend refusing to bow out gracefully or quietly.
From Welsh up-and-comers like Adwaith and Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard to established big names like George Ezra and The Unthanks, here are what Buzz's reviewers reckon are their best albums of 2022.
Those of us long in the tooth enough will be mildly perturbed that a quarter of a century has passed since Echo & The Bunnymen's Evergreen was released.
You don’t need to have been from Africa to have your old music reissued by Analog Africa these days, as demonstrated by this collection from early-70s to mid-80s Peru.
This bulky 17-track set reflects techno legend Carl Cox’s re-exploration of analogue synths and a journey back to his dancefloor-centric, functional roots.
With a new Depeche Mode album set for release in March, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore have been busy working on two side-projects in the meantime.
Laura Cannell and André Bosman offer an ambitious alternate dimension to Christmas with a reflective rendition of early folk carols, New Christmas Rituals.
One of the key components of Jack White’s Raconteurs is Brendan Benson, and though Low Key is a little slight, there’s a decent kick to at least half of the set.
Permanent.Radiant’s arc from darkness to lightness, out of the ashes and into the sun, proves Crosses more than capable as a two-man band.
Live From Finsbury Park is an excellent souvenir for those who can proudly claim to have been there – as well as the perfect salve for those who missed out.
The nine members of London’s Shovel Dance Collective are as good a model for how to simultaneously advance and uphold folk as I’ve heard in years.
It’s tricky to know where to start in Fela Kuti's vast catalogue but less well known is Afrodisiac, which now has the deluxe re-release treatment.
This Is What We Do is the closest Leftfield have come to giving Leftism something to fret about, with an end result that is undeniably a Neil Barnes creation.
New Adult Leisure songs I Don’t Wanna Talk and Happiness offer a classic indie vibe, the latter in particular bringing a loud joyous sound that makes you want to jump around the room.
What do you get when you mix French DJ Gilles Peterson and West African Herbie Hancock fan Lionel Loueke? HH Reimagined, an oddball of an album.
Duke Garwood's trademark dense, muggy blues sound is richly emotive - Rogues Gospel could quite possibly be Garwood’s best solo offering yet.
Jamie Lenman goes for his broadest strokes yet on this very good collection of heavier-than-average indie-rock stormers, The Atheist.
Prom Nite is a bit of a departure from his usual nerdier themes, but nonetheless an unmistakable DJ Yoda record in execution.
Following an impressive set at this year’s Sŵn Festival, Welsh singer-songwriter Tom Jenkins has returned with his second solo album.
Burnished Sums is an accomplished and polished piece from Yungmorpheus of work though less of a standout and more of the same perfectly serviceable smooth beats.
Mute are re-releasing the Virgin Prunes debut album 40 years on with a shedload of extra tracks, and it sounds as uniquely innovative today as it did in 1982.
Weighing in at 41 minutes long, the remarkable opening track on Richard Dawson’s new record is effectively an album in its own right.
Home.S is a huge find for fans of Esbjörn Svensson, who in 2008 – a few months before his accidental death – recorded what would prove his only ever solo album.