★★★★★
The singer, songwriter and guitarist Harry Manx is an enigmatic figure who combines blues and folk song forms with elements of world music ( particularly that of India) to create a strong identity of his own. Manx was born on the Isle Of Man, hence his choice of pseudonym, and was brought up in Canada but he has travelled widely spending time in Europe, Japan , Brazil and India...
- www.thejazzmann.com
2010-12-20
★★★★★
Harry goes production intensive here compared to what we know of his impressive solo strengths: Backing vocals, percussion and bass support round out the artist's imagination and our listening enjoyment. The root, signature India stuff is not absent: J.J. Cale's San Diego-Tijuana and A Single Spark for samples, and Afghani Raga for the purists...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-02
★★★★★
This the most authentic melding of Blues, Folk and Asian music that I think I have ever heard and Harry Manx has created a gentle and thought provoking sound that cannot but point straight to the soul of man ? if it isn't genius then it isn't far short. He plays predominantly in a Blues genre and this is the strength of the music ? the other elements are slotted in as core components of the music and not for effect but they don't dominate, they just allow his essential strengths to shine....
- www.music-news.com
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Mantras For Madmen is Harry Manx's sixth album in as many years. While primarily identified as a blues musician, he's also known for playing an unusual instrument called the Mohan Veena, a kind of hybrid between a guitar and sitar. Indian musical influences find their way into several songs on this album, including the instrumentals "Afghani Raga" and "Talkin' Turban...
- www.globalrhythm.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Moments before beginning this review, I received a joyful note from NorthernBlues advising me that the Harry Manx CD titled "Dog My Cat" has received the Canadian Indie Award as "Blues Album of the Year." We reviewed the debut CD last July and heartily agree with their choice. Manx is a unique entertainer. Having toured internationally for 25 years as a one-man band, Manx has heard, studied and absorbed many styles...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
This is a debut CD for bluesman Harry Manx. Born on the Isle of Man, home of the Manx cat and host of world-renowned motorcycle racing, Harry spent much of his life in Japan and India. He now resides in Canada and his blues artistry exhibits a nice international feeling. While in Japan, Manx heard a recording by V.M. Bhatt, master of a 20 string Indian instrument, the Mohan Veena...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-07
★★★★★
In a way, Wise and Otherwise, a very natural sounding expression of East meets West, has been waiting 40 years to be realized. While the music listener of the last decade is more accustomed and so perhaps more open now to such blends, it's been a rather long journey as East Indian music slowly wended its course into Western music. As classical Indian music has been around for several thousand years, forty years must seem like a quick blink of the eye to some...
- www.popmatters.com
2009-03-21
★★★★★
The follow-up to this pair's Jubilee album finds them basically starting where they left off. And fans should be thankful for that. The instrumentation is top-notch and the selections seem to suit the record perfectly. A great example of this is the haunting but folksy reworking of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on Fire," which is still dark but has a certain hint of brightness thanks to the use of bazouki and tamboura...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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