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September 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Genesis: The Last Domino?
Genesis The Last Domino? Atlantic Catalog Group Something made me very nostalgic about this – a Genesis compilation that no one actually needs, and maybe hardly anyone wants. This material is available already and has been compiled several times over. But this exists to plug the farewell tour, for it is – basically – the […]Archive
August 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
John Coltrane: Another Side of John Coltrane
John Coltrane Another Side of John Coltrane Craft Recordings John Coltrane’s spiritual quest occupied the second half of his recording career and is impossible to not hear and feel through every note squeezed from his soul as he takes jazz in his hands and blows so hard as to make several new genres within each […]Archive
April 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Jordan Rakei: Late Night Tales
Various Artists: Jordan Rakei: Late Night Tales Late Night Tales One of the beautiful things about the Late Night Tales brand – and the strength of it as a quality-measure and concept – is that you’ll listen to compilations built by a name you’ve previously not known or really had no interest in. I know […]Archive
April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Mikael Tariverdiev: Visions in Black & White
Mikael Tariverdiev Visions in Black & White Earth Recordings I had only just heard of Mikael Tariverdiev – and learned the tiniest bit about him (he was sometimes referred to as “the Russian Morricone” that, as you can imagine, was enough for me) and then I heard this. A new compilation that collects up some […]Archive
March 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Aretha Franklin: The Genesis of Aretha: 1960-1966
Aretha Franklin The Genesis of Aretha: 1960-1966 Columbia There are so many Aretha compilations on the market – but this one, one of the first since her passing, is a goodie. Its well established that between 1967 and 1972 Aretha Franklin was crowned the Queen of Soul and in that five year period there are […]Archive
February 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: For The Love Of You
Various Artists: For The Love Of You Athens of the North The Athens of the North reissue label always takes you down a new wormhole, finds the sweet spot, opens the door, mixes the metaphor and spins your head with its lush simplicity; its super cool, super sweet ideas. So try this one! A compilation […]Archive
February 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Nancy Sinatra: Start Walkin’ 1965-1976
Nancy Sinatra Start Walkin’ 1965-1976 Light In The Attic Nancy Sinatra had it easy – she was Frank’s daughter, born into a world of privilege and instant adoration. But Nancy Sinatra also had it tough – very tough. You see she was Frank’s daughter. Born into a world of expectation and impossible standards, always the […]Archive
January 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sleaford Mods: All That Glue
Sleaford Mods All That Glue Rough Trade Granted, I was a little slow to the party with Sleaford Mods. I heard a few tracks and thought they were clever, biting, funny – but I couldn’t commit to the albums. That changed with 2019’s Eton Alive which I instantly thought was brilliant. Something clicked. It arrived […]Archive
December 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Fatboy Slim: Back To Mine
Various Artists: Fatboy Slim: Back To Mine Back To Mine The Back To Mine series of mix-albums, first started in 1999, offers dance music for after-hours sips rather than for in-the-zone hips; these are the tunes you listen to at the end of the night, the idea being this would be the ‘private mix’ from […]Archive
November 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Rhian Sheehan: Recollections, Vol. 1
Rhian Sheehan Recollections, Vol. 1 LOOP Rhian Sheehan has been releasing music under his own name for close to a quarter of a century now – and maybe it was the lockdown that forced a slow-down to take stock, though you could never say that Sheehan has rushed into anything with music. His albums, and […]Archive
October 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman