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Album Reviews: 21st February 2015
Mark Langford, Phil Gibbs, Paul Anstey & Bob Helson; Buena Vista Social Club; Black Yaya
JAMIE BRITTON invites readers to visit 3,500 locals as part of a marathon artistic pub crawl
JOHN GREEN welcomes a valuable and incisive analysis of a world become hyperpolitical but without the mass movement institutions to represent it
JAMES WALSH is moved by a provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture, and a plea to work with, not against, the materials and minerals of our world
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
Fringe Music by Mark Langford, Phil Gibbs, Paul Anstey & Bob Helson (Freetone Records)
4/5
Bristol’s record of producing interesting and innovative music draws much from the long-established improv scene, with the city’s Fringe Cafe at its heart.
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