Amble Skuse – Reviews
Reviews of We Ask These Questions of Everybody
The i – 5 Stars
https://inews.co.uk/culture/arts/we-ask-these-questions-of-everybody-review-854833
“Politically important and an artistic triumph”
“unquestionably politically important work; it is also an artistic triumph.”
“Astonishing: elegant, enraging, restlessly inventive”
“Skuse’s music has a complex, absorbing geometry. Its delicate tunes are wound into fidgety fugues and counterpoint, the tension and bludgeoning repetitiveness of the central encounter vibrating through every phrase.”
The Stage – 4 Stars
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/we-ask-these-questions-of-everybody
“HERA’s powerful and timely exposé of systemic ableism”
“There is horror and fury, but also beauty, wisdom and…resilience”
Other reviews
The Quietus
http://thequietus.com/articles/24248-alasdair-roberts-amble-skuse-david-mcguinness-what-news-album-review
Folk Radio
https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2018/03/alasdair-roberts-amble-skuse-david-mcguinness-what-news/
Soundblab
https://soundblab.com/reviews/albums/19923-alasdair-roberts-amble-skuse-david-mcguinness-what-news
‘Spectacular… groundbreaking even. It opens the shutters to something entirely original’ – fRoots
‘…passages of great liminal mystery and power, echoing and remoulding the lyrical contents – ballads of murder and death – to create huge, all-encompassing soundworlds that gives the material a powerful new lease of life… essential listening for fans’ – Songlines
‘…pays its respects to the past, while reaching forward into innovative new technologies. The piano harmonies are understated and complex, and the electronics whisper like ghosts…’ Wire Magazine
British ParaOrchestra
http://www.soundandmusic.org/projects/news-composers-announced-british-paraorchestra
International Creative Entrepreneurs
http://www.internationalcreativeentrepreneurs.com/participants/amble-skuse/