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January 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger: Force Majeure

Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger Force Majeure International Anthem Recording Co. Here’s something really beautiful that has come directly from Covid-19. There have been many lockdown performances and attempts at sharing and connecting from artists – and now we’re starting to receive the ‘traditional’ recordings from those ad-hoc shows. Live to Instagram or Facebook, Zooming […]
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November 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

King Sweeties: We Are The Bosses (ep)

King Sweeties We Are The Bosses (ep) (Independent / Bandcamp) King Sweeties is a musical duo comprised of Bic Runga (drums, vocals) and Cass Basil (bass, vocals) and this is their debut EP which arrives on the back of three of the tracks first being released as singles.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bandcamp, Bass, Bic Runga, Cass Basil, Drums, Duo, EP, King Sweeties, King Sweeties: We Are The Bosses (ep), Kody Neilson, We Are The Bosses, We Are The Bosses (ep), You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Brian Eno, Brothers, Collaboration, Deutsche Grammophon, Duo, Instrumental, Mixing Colours, Roger and Brian Eno, Roger and Brian Eno: Mixing Colours, Roger Eno, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 63

Carpenters, Ticket To Ride (1970) Bought a few Carpenters records recently – already had a few, but trying to pick up the ones I don’t have. In part it was because I was talking about the band for a radio show – which is done now. You can click that link to check it out […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1970, All I Can Do, Carpenters, Covers, David N. White Gallery, Debut, Duo, Karen, Karen Carpenter, LP, Mr Fox's Shop, Offering, Peppa Pig, Pop, Record, Richard, Richard Carpenter, RNZ, Second-Hand, Siblings, The Carpenters, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 63, Ticket To Ride, Vinyl ·

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June 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 114

Daryl Hall & John Oates, Along The Red Ledge (1978) The early/mid 70s saw the Hall & Oates duo create some fantastic blue-eyed soul, not all of it ‘took’ until a bit later…the first few albums went almost unnoticed until a minor hit became nearly a major and on the back of that there was […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Along The Red Ledge, Daryl Hall, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Duo, Hall & Oates, It's A Laugh, John Oates, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 114 ·

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February 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 174

Sir Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli,  Top Hat (1981) I often talk about – and think about – the Stephane Grappelli concert I was lucky to see back in the late 1990s. One of the very best gigs of my lifetime. And it all started when my mum introduced me to Stephane Grappelli and Yehudin […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Django Reinhardt, Duo, Gershwin, Instrumental, Jazz, LP, Puttin' On The Ritz, Record, Records, Show Tunes, Standards, Stephane Grappelli, Tea For Two, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 174, Top Hat, Vinyl, Violin, Yehudi Menuhin ·

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November 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Charles Rumback & Ryley Walker: Little Common Twist

Charles Rumback & Ryley Walker Little Common Twist Thrill Jockey It’s as if whenever they have a gap in their schedules – and are seeking new creative space to explore – Charles Rumback (drums) and Ryley Walker (guitar) come together to make something interesting built from the parts of folk, free jazz and the spaces […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Charles Rumback, Charles Rumback & Ryley Walker, Charles Rumback & Ryley Walker: Little Common Twist, Drums, Duo, Guitar, Little Common Twist, Ryley Walker, Thrill Jockey, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Into Orbit: Kinesis

Into Orbit Kinesis Ironclad Productions The intensity has increased across Into Orbit albums – and with the duo involved in other projects, most notably the melodic death metal group Dark Divinity, it makes sense that the ‘ambient’-setting has some real oomph behind it. I think back to that brilliant debut album, it was a cautious […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient Metal, Drums, Duo, Guitar, Ian Moir, Instrumental, Into Orbit, Into Orbit: Kinesis, Ironclad Productions, Kinesis, Paul Stewart, Post-Rock, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 283 

Hall & Oates, X-Static (1979) I’m revisiting Hall & Oates – not only that I’m learning on the job. This album is a bridge between the end of their soul (and rock) days and the start of their full-onslaught 80s pop. (That’s the stuff I grew up with). Here we have them stopping over at the new wave […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, Daryl Hall, Duo, Hall, Hall & Oates, Intravino, John Oates, LP, Oates, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 283, Vinyl, X-Static ·

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June 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Black Keys: “Let’s Rock”

The Black Keys  “Let’s Rock”  Nonesuch  The Black Keys now join the list of bands that were ‘cool’ and ‘good’ for less than half of their duration. The duo’s once unlikely longevity – sure, there was a big-ass hiatus most recently – adds to that damage of course. But where once they were vital and interesting within the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged "Let's Rock", Album Review, Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, Duo, Nonesuch, Patrick Carney, The Black Keys, The Black Keys: "Let's Rock", You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn: The Transitory Poems 

Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn  The Transitory Poems  ECM  Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn, two of the finest pianists of the current crop, first worked together back in the early and mid-00s as part of Roscoe Mitchell’s band – this album marks their first work together as a duo.   If you love/d the Herbie Hancock/Chick Corea album or any of Keith Jarrett’s solo piano explorations then you’ll want to sign […]
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May 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Bill Frisell / Thomas Morgan: Epistrophy 

Bill Frisell / Thomas Morgan  Epistrophy  ECM Recorded in 2016 live at the Village Vanguard this is the second set recorded in the same year and circumstances by the duo of Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan. Their Small Town album is lovely – a range of covers from various corners of the world. And so it is here too with this – effectively […]
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