27th June 2015: Prestigious ELU and CHOC awards for ‘Panacea’ by Tam de Villiers amongst latest reviews from European music press.

Tam de Villiers works closely with his regular team of musicians, Karl Jannuska, David Prez  and Frederic Chiffoleau on Panacea, his debut album for Whirlwind Recordings. Resolutely idiosyncratic, his music surprises the listener with a melting pot of influences seamlessly combined into an original voice.

Panacea has recently received two prestigious accolades. It has been given a ELU award by Citizen Jazz and a CHOC award for album of the month in Jazz Magazine.

The highlights of the latest reviews for Panacea are reproduced below (scroll down for full features):

“Panacea is a fluid and powerful album. Certainly the most accomplished yet, of the quartet. Not to be missed, the prescription is universal.”
Citizen Jazz (FR) (See here)

“Here is an album that stands out from the crowd. From the first listening, one is struck by the sheer unpredictability of the routes laid out in each piece.”
Jazz Magazine (website)

“De Villiers smoothly intertwines art rock structures to classical counterpoint, and uses haunting motifs.”
Musik Reviews (website)

“The music of Tam de Villiers is decidedly idiosyncratic. They surprised and astonish the listener with a melting pot of different influences that are seamlessly combined.”
RheinMain Magazine (website)

“Tam De Villiers is a highly talented guitarist, composer and creator hermetic poetry.”
Jazz Podium (website)

“The group interaction is constantly apparent; this is musical communication of the first rank.”
Musik an Sich (website)

“The final result is a collection of richly varied instrumental and vocal pieces, performed by an excellent band in exuberant interaction with incredible musicality.”
Medien-Info (website)

“Straight off the bat, an exhilarating conversation.”
Jazz News (FR)