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Album

V2.0

Label: Gondwana Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Murmuration; Garden Dog Barbecue; Kamaloka; Fort; One Percent; Home; The Letter; To Drown in You; Shock and Awe; Hopopono; Break; In Amber; Wash.

Article: Year in Review

Phil Barnes' Favourite Albums of 2014

by Phil Barnes
December 24, 2014

The sheer volume of great records that I have managed to hear, and the knowledge that there are many more that I haven't, means that I make no pretence of presenting a list of the definitive albums of the year. Instead, this is a snapshot list of the ten records that I have enjoyed the most ...

Article: Album Review

Mammal Hands: Animalia

by Phil Barnes
October 18, 2014

Tough economic times have seen a lot of musicians aggregate into trios of one sort or another of late. Sonically the more minimalist sound has the upside that it is more easily reproduced live and avoids the logistical and financial difficulties of maintaining a large ensemble. The trouble is that it becomes more and more difficult ...

Article: Extended Analysis

GoGo Penguin: v2.0

by Phil Barnes
May 12, 2014

Dating the emergence of a cultural phenomenon such as house music in the UK is notoriously difficult. While the tabloid furore probably reached full force in 1988, most would accept that the rise occurred the year before with the first (acid house) 'summer of love.' By any reckoning a lot of time has passed since those ...

Article: Live Review

Brilliant Corners 2014

by Ian Patterson
April 6, 2014

Brilliant Corners Various Venues Belfast N. Ireland March 26-29, 2014 It's taken a while, but Belfast has finally joined the ranks of cities that play host to an international jazz festival. The first edition of Brilliant Corners was staged in the rejuvenated Cathedral Quarter of the city in 2013 ...

Article: Album Review

GoGo Penguin: v2.0

by Bruce Lindsay
March 15, 2014

So what do we have here? An album by Manchester trio GoGo Penguin. The minimalist front cover gives nothing away, no band name, no album title. The somewhat prosaic title, v2.0 is actually rather more informative--for this is the band's second album, performed by its second lineup. Pianist Chris Illingworth and drummer Rob Turner both appeared ...

Article: Year in Review

Bruce Lindsay's Best Releases of 2012

by Bruce Lindsay
January 2, 2013

The year of 2012 proved once again that jazz remains a wonderfully diverse and diverting art form. Here are ten of my favorite albums, in no particular order.Christine TobinSailing To Byzantium(Trail Belle)A joy from first note to last, this is a majestic and beautiful work. Ian ...

Album

Fanfares

By GoGo Penguin

Label: Gondwana Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Seven Sons of Björn; Last Words; Unconditional; Fanfares; I Am That; Akasthesia; HF.

Article: Album Review

GoGo Penguin: Fanfares

Read "Fanfares" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
November 19, 2012

Jazz musicians are some of the most musically imaginative souls on the planet, but their imaginations often desert them when it's time to choose a band name. So thanks must go to whoever decided to name this group GoGo Penguin: it's a suitably imaginative name for a trio full of imaginative music. Three young men who ...