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March 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Tricky: 20, 20 (ep)

Tricky 20, 20 (ep) False Idols Tricky is one of the most distinctive, idiosyncratic voices in modern music across the last quarter century. You hear in every release how he’s taken from – and given to – the worlds of hip-hop, trap, grime, electro, pop and so many hybrid genres and then out into the […]
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October 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: The Blackbird Ensemble Performs Björk: All Is Full Of Love (October 17, Wellington)

The Blackbird Ensemble Performs Björk: All Is Full Of Love Shed 6, Wellington Thursday, October 17 Musical director Claire Cowan has been creating shows with her Blackbird Ensemble across the last decade – the music of Radiohead, Arvo Part and Bjork, other things too. Finally Wellington was allowed to see the ensemble’s best loved show […]
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October 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 189: Claire Cowan

Welcome to episode 189 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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May 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Anna van der Leij

Anna van jer Leij works with “the fantastic folks at Chamber Music New Zealand”, and they’re touring The New Yorker music critic and author Alex Ross with New Zealand mezzo soprano Bianca Andrew and STROMA – an ensemble made up of a selection of NZSO players and pianist Emma Sayers. They mostly perform modern chamber […]
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April 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Bjork: Vulnicura

Bjork Vulnicura One Little Indian Bjork albums are – so much – about withdrawing into a world, it’s never been a surprise to think of the artist as doing that. She appears to be more a sound-artist than musician, picking a template to work with, whether strings, or electronics, or human voice…obviously she has combined […]
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September 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Bjork: Biophilia

Bjork Biophilia Universal Taking its name from the hypothesis that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems, Icelandic alternative pop chanteuse Bjork has bonded with her iPad to make another challenging, brilliant album. Songs burst in to life and embrace aspects of dubstep and drum’n’bass, there are the soaring vocal […]
Posted in Back Catalogue, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Biophilia, Bjork ·

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June 26, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Knife: Shaking The Habitual

The Knife Shaking The Habitual Mute US Corporation Swedish brother/sister synth-pop/electronic duo The Knife releases a belated follow-up to the fan-winning Silent Shout. It’s fair to say, surely, that a lot of people found The Knife on the back of the Jose Gonzales cover of Heartbeats. Anyone still hoping they’ll write another song for Jose […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bish Bosch, Bjork, Fever Ray, Jose Gonzales, Portishead, Scott Walker, Shaking The Habitual, Silent Shout, The Knife ·

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May 23, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Bat For Lashes: The Haunted Man

Bat For Lashes The Haunted Man Capitol With Bat For Lashes (the alter-ego of Natasha Khan) it’s always been as easy/likely to be impressed by the influences as the actual music – and so that continues, in a sense, with third full-lengther, The Haunted Man. But it’s a bolder, more confidant Khan – as both […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bat For Lashes, Bjork, Florence & The Machine, Kate Bush, Laura, Laura Marling, Natasha Khan, Peter Gabriel, St. Vincent, The Haunted Man ·

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May 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Nikita The Spooky and a Circus of Men: Live at Happy

Nikita The Spooky and a Circus of Men Live at Happy (Independent) Nikita Tu-Bryant is a talented vocalist and guitarist and helping her to shape her songs she has the Circus of Men (Cory Champion on percussion and vocals, Daniel Yeabsley on double bass, Charley Davenport with cello and Tristan Carter offering violin and viola). […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bjork, EP, Folk, Live At Happy, Nikita The Spooky and a Circus of Men, Nikita Tu-Bryant, Puppies, Tim Buckley ·

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August 9, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1902

Bjork, Debut (1993) Of course it’s not actually her debut – but it was an announcement; a rebirth. Her real debut had been when she was so super-young (pre Sugarcubes). But this debut was the announcement of an artist who has been a presence across pop and dance and alternative music ever since, supplying expert […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Bjork, Debut, Kate Bush, One Day, Post, Sugarcubes, Vinyl ·

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