Not To Take Sides - Flying Nun Blog and Reviews

Benny Salvador has released his debut album, Family Fruit, on his record label Aunty Records. It is an exciting and effortless blend of funk and nu jazz, lovingly crafted over the last two years during various lockdowns and featuring members of his whānau.  

Catarina Barbieri is a Berlin based Italian electronic sound composer. Her music is primarily created on the legendary Buchla, whose squelchy, modular tones have been made famous by artists such as Suzanne Ciani and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.

It’s impressive when artists can compile upwards of twenty songs into one album, especially one that moulds and changes enough to keep your attention. In Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You Big Thief, do just that. 

Original photo by Emma Wallbanks.  Aldous Harding is back following the success of her 2019 album Designer. On her fourth album, Warm Chris, her sound has matured, yet it envelopes a childlike sense throughout; as playful and whimsical as ever. Daring to be imperfect, the various instruments tinker, plod and hum. Her vocal flexibility is endless throughout the record; conjuring a different character with every song, playing hide-and-seek with the timbre. Aldous Harding has managed to enchant listeners from all over the world ever since her debut self-titled release. Something about her mystique, both on and off stage, is rather intriguing....