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February 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 246: Jeremiah Ross (Module)
This is episode 246 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 in your Spotify […]Archive
January 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Blanck Mass: Calm With Horses (Original Score)
Blanck Mass Calm With Horses (Original Score) INVADA Records When not one half of the group Fuck Buttons, Benjamin John Power has been making music as Blanck Mass. I never gelled with group work but love his solo electronica pursuits. So I was pleased to hear it was him behind the score to the movie […]Archive
January 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
ML Buch: Skinned
ML Buch Skinned Anyines One of the great fallacies is the idea that electronic music could only seem icy and detached. Sure, that can – intentionally – be a component of the sound, but where the style was once some sort of outlier it’s now best-positioned to provide poignancy and comment on how we live; […]Archive
December 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Michael Rother: Dreaming
Michael Rother Dreaming Groenland Records Michael Rother is, just casually, a superstar. Founding member of Neu! And in some people’s world that alone is enough. Add in his work as part of Harmonia, the fact he was in an early version of Kraftwerk and his 10 solo albums over the last 40 years – including […]Archive
February 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Burial: Tunes 2011 – 2019
Burial Tunes 2011 – 2019 Hyperdub Arriving as part of the Hyperdub label’s 15-year celebration this compilation by Burial might at first seem intriguing and/or unnecessary but I for one welcome it.Archive
March 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 134: Orbital – “Snivilisation”
I could easily have told you that I was quite a big Orbital fan – I enjoyed them. Still do – in theory. But I never play their albums. I knew some singles. I knew some moments, I had a compilation album – I liked some of the clips, I liked when they were featured. I had friends […]Archive
June 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Venetian Snares/Daniel Lanois: Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois
Venetian Snares/Daniel Lanois Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois Timesig/Planet Mu This surprise collaboration features two Canadian wunderkind musicians that push and pull in very different directions. It might be a head-scratch (or indeed a head-fuck) for many, particularly if you are arriving at this as a Lanois fan unaware of Venetian Snares. But there’s gold […]Archive
August 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
So Good It Sent Me To Sleep: Albums To Nod Off To (In A Good Way)
I’m often asked if I ever sleep – usually in the form of a Facebook message or a question on Twitter, sometimes it arrives in an email, from a person I don’t really know but I can sense the concern is genuine. I’ve also been asked how I sleep – as in with all the […]Archive
June 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: The Comet Is Coming (June 10, Wgtn)
The Comet Is Coming Opera House, Wellington Saturday , June 10 (8pm) The Comet Is Coming is a British “future jazz” trio comprised of Danalogue the Conqueror (Dan Leavers) on synths, Betamax Killer (Max Hallett) on drums and King Shabaka (Shabaka Hutchings) on saxophone – they were pitched as a highlight of the jazz festival. […]Archive
May 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Re-Wired For (New) Sound(s): Ten Important Electronica Albums In My Life
I recently posted this – a list of “Ten important metal albums”. And I started it off by linking to this – “Ten important hip-hop albums”. I mentioned then that I would be doing a series of these, across genres, and I repeated the opening paragraph from the hip-hop post. So now I’m going to […]Archive
March 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman