Like the crumbling castles of yesteryear, musical genres are breaking down in the 21 century. Monolithic terms such as “rock,” “r&b,” “electronic,” “jazz” and the like are proving utterly ...

The one-man-band project from James Mathé, Barbarossa return with a third album of soulful electronic laments. Having spent significant time with José González, both as a touring member of his band as ...

London’s Barbarossa (James Mathé) does something special on its debut album, Bloodlines. Somehow, the one-man project proves largely difficult to place in a certain genre. Generally electronic, ...

London producer James Mathé’s way with melancholy continues to serve him well. It also finds him following an increasingly interesting path away from the folkier leanings of his earlier work. Formerly ...