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September 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Roger and Brian Eno: Mixing Colours
Roger and Brian Eno Mixing Colours Deutsche Grammophon The brothers have worked together over the years but this is their first full album as a duo. Both have worked extensively in ambient, even easy listening spaces – older brother Brian is better known of course but Roger has been prolific in recent years particularly; the […]Archive
January 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Anoushka Shankar: Reflections
Anoushka Shankar Reflections Deutsche Grammophon We maybe don’t think much about the Greatest Hits album anymore – you grab what you need from wherever you are online; someone’s made a playlist if you haven’t. A YouTube run is easy enough – grab a few bites and move on.Archive
December 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Hildur Guðnadóttir: Chernobyl [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Hildur Guðnadóttir Chernobyl [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Deutsche Grammophon One of my favourite albums of the year, and my favourite film score, was Hildur Guðnadóttir’s music for the film Joker. (I didn’t exactly like the film). But the must was sublime, both in the movie-watching experience and removed from it. Ahead of that I had […]Archive
November 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Ralph Towner: My Foolish Heart
Ralph Towner My Foolish Heart Deutsche Grammophon/ECM One of my all-time favourite albums by anyone ever is Diary by Ralph Towner. What a beautiful and tranquil thing that is. And I found it because, on a whim, I was desperate for more Ralph Towner because, up to that point, and I guess beyond, one of […]Archive
March 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Max Richter: Sleep
Max Richter Sleep Deutsche Grammaophon Easily my most played album of 2015 – easily, and yet it’s not, strictly an album. Here, Max Richter has created a soundtrack for sleep, but it’s more than just a settling score, it’s a musical evocation, a melodic translation of sleep. It’s a stretch – too (pardon the pun) […]Archive
January 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman