by Danny Wiser | Mar 21, 2022 | Interviews
On the 15th of February 2022, we got in touch with Dnipro-based band Kimnata Grethen for a chat which we finalised eight days later on the 23rd February. The following day, Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Having assumed the interview was cancelled, we got in touch...
by Danny Wiser | Feb 14, 2022 | Reviews, Top Picks
This hope-infused record by Mgzavrebi is not to be ignored as it uses styles of the past whilst maintaining a current and modern feel… On the border of Asia and Europe lies Georgia. A nation with a rich culture that comes from both continents, as well as their...
by Danny Wiser | Dec 30, 2021 | Reviews
An ancient tradition performed with panache, ladles of real human emotion, and historical rigour – the Rustavi Choir prove why its worth preserving… Some of the most enchanting music traditions are indeed some of the oldest. Those whose origin story lie...
by Danny Wiser | Dec 28, 2021 | Interviews
Six years on from their previous release, and despite being hampered by the pandemic, Tuvan folk-rockers Yat-Kha delighted fans earlier this year with the release of their most stripped back album to date, We Will Never Die. Fortunate enough to be joined by lead...
by Danny Wiser | Nov 13, 2021 | Reviews
Rocking the boat of dictatorship from the 1980s until today, this Soviet rock record by Kino is not to be ignored… As far as I am concerned, any music that undermines and disrupts the order of the day gets a seal of approval from me; when those powers that be...
by Danny Wiser | Oct 28, 2021 | Reviews
Global rhythms are embedded seamlessly into this high-energy piece of musical mastery… Truba, also known as Balkan Brass, is a genre that I have always loved whenever I have been given an album to listen to. Whilst one would have to have a heart of stone not to...
by Joel Dwek | Oct 2, 2021 | Reviews
Is Trigon’s music navel-gazing nonsense or experimental genius? You decide… Joel: Look. I have to get this out of the way. I hated this album. I truly, truly despised it from beginning to end. I’ll get into why later, but first, some background. We try not...
by Joel Dwek | Sep 23, 2021 | Reviews
Indie rock with a pop sensibility, Peha manage to make their mark on Slovakian music The small European nation of Slovakia is well-known in the UK, where I am from, for its pilsener style beers, its mountains, as well as its history of being joined up with the Czech...
by Danny Wiser | Jul 25, 2021 | Reviews
The band earn their deserved popularity with the creation of their greatest hit; an anthem that transcends appreciation at concert venues and ventures instead into the deeply political… Here at NoiseNomad we pride ourselves on our USP as the first people to have...
by Joel Dwek | Jul 6, 2021 | Reviews
The Ukrainian DJ takes us on a magical mystery tour of his own, calling at Athens, Bucharest, and Chisinau… The idea of taking the listener on a journey through music is probably as old as music itself, with many concertos, operas, and symphonies all taking that...
by Joel Dwek | May 26, 2021 | Reviews
Rowdy party music with a cynical edge, Russian rockers Leningrad hide a nihilistic message within their upbeat tunes… Russian ska punk rockers Leningrad certainly know how to make some noise. The album title translates to minced meat, and even before you’ve...
by Joel Dwek | Mar 7, 2021 | Reviews
Challenging the stereotypes of their nation, Staritsa have made a folk-electro album with a mission statement… Folk fusion can be a tricky genre to pull off. Folk music, depending on the country of course, can have an image as a stuffy and old-fashioned genre...
by Danny Wiser | Dec 21, 2020 | Advent Calendar
UKRAINE: Shchedryk – Crimean Chamber Choir… This well-known Christmas carol has its origins in the Crimean region of Ukraine, which tells the story of a swallow flying into a house to declare the prophecy of the prosperous year that lies ahead. Whilst not...
by Joel Dwek | Oct 2, 2020 | Reviews
Inventive electronic music that combines ambient, funk, rock, and so much more, beluga stone consistently surprise in this eclectic effort… Poland, as a country, is perhaps most famous in the music world for producing the famed pianist and composer Frédéric...
by Joel Dwek | Jul 28, 2020 | Reviews
It’s perfectly acceptable bubblegum pop, but can the success of Russian girl band Blestyashchiye tell us anything about the influence of Western culture in modern Russia?… Some of the artists we speak about on here contain multitudes, either in their music...
by Joel Dwek | Jul 10, 2020 | Reviews
Furiously fast-paced and fun, Iag Bari is a perfect showcase of the Romanian band’s excellent musical talents… The opening two songs of Iag Bari, the third album by the seminal Balkan brass band Fanfare Ciocărlia, are deceptively slow and melancholy. The...
