Witch 'n' Monk - Witch 'n' Monk review | John Lewis's contemporary album of the month

The Guardian 80

(Tzadik Records)
Heidi Heidelberg and Mauricio Velasierra’s genre-blitzing mashups pull in everything from opera to postpunk

Witch ‘n’ Monk are a theatrical Anglo-Colombian duet featuring two very different musicians. Mauricio Velasierra plays a variety of flutes, while Heidi Heidelberg is a classically trained soprano singer who plays spiky prog-punk riffs on guitar while using looper pedals. They’ve released two mini-albums as Bitch ‘n’ Monk, but their new moniker rather suits the slightly shamanic, unearthly quality of their music.