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July 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Erik Wøllo / Michael Stearns: Convergence

Erik Wøllo / Michael Stearns Convergence Projek Records I found this record recently in a beautiful fluke – well, a routine search for ambient/space records I guess. What a find. I knew Michael Stearns’ fine work – particularly his score for Baraka (and its ‘sister’ films). He made ambient electronic music in the late 1970s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Album Review, Ambient, America, Baraka, Brian Eno, Buckethead, Collaboration, Convergence, Duo, Eno, Erik Wøllo, Erik Wøllo / Michael Stearns, Erik Wøllo / Michael Stearns: Convergence, Guitar, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Instrumental, Michael Stearns, Norway, Rhian Sheehan, Robert Fripp, Soundscape, Synth, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Moby: Live Ambient Improvised Recordings, Vol. 1

Moby Live Ambient Improvised Recordings, Vol. 1 mobyambient Maybe Moby is the musician I’ve had the longest love/hate affair with – when Play was released I loved it. It was then ubiquitous, I still loved it for a while then decided it was not for me – but I really loved Play: The B-Sides. And […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Brian Eno, Eno, Live Ambient Improvised Recordings, Live Ambient Improvised Recordings Vol. 1, Moby, Moby: Live Ambient Improvised Recordings Vol. 1, Play, Play: The B-Sides, The Shutov Assembly, Vol. 1, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dreaming, Electronica, Eno, Harmonia, Kraftwerk, Krautrock, Michael Rother, Michael Rother: Dreaming, Neu!, Sophie Joiner, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Harold Budd

Harold Budd has died. The composer and pianist was 84. It’s said he died due to complications from coronavirus. Budd was a poet, an avant-garde composer, a musician for hire and someone who released solo albums and collaborated – including John Foxx of Ultravox and a long-running partnership with Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins. He […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [OST], Ambience, Ambient, Brian Eno, Eno, Eulogy, Harold Budd, Minimalist, Piano, R.I.P., R.I.P. Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie, Score, Soft Pedal, Soundtrack ·

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January 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 187

Daniel Lanois, Flesh and Machine (2014) This is the first Daniel Lanois solo album that I’ve owned on vinyl – but of course his name is all through my record collection. Peter Gabriel, U2, Eno, Emmylou Harris and many others – Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Neville Brothers, Willie Nelson – the list could go […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2014, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Eno, Flesh and Machine, Forest City, Guitarist, LP, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Producer, Record, Sling Blade, The Neville Brothers, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 187, U2, Vinyl, Willie Nelson ·

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August 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno: Finding Shore

Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno Finding Shore Dead Oceans Tom Rogerson is from the British experimental rock trio Three Trapped Tigers. Where, in that context he was vocalist and keyboardist here he submits his piano offerings – with some synths and electronic ideas – to ambient-music’s overlord Brian Eno. It’s collaboration in that Mercurical Eno […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Brian Eno, Dead Oceans, Electronic, Eno, Experimental, Finding Shore, Instrumental, Moog, Piano, Synth, Three Trapped Tigers, Tom Rogerson, Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno, Tom Rogerson with Brian Eno: Finding Shore, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Convalescence

Brian Eno listening to a harp album convalescing. He can barely lift a finger. the taxi-cab banged him up pretty good – or pretty bad – depends how you look at it. the album of harp music on in the background. the rain takes over – or it provides further soundtrack – depends how you […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Ambient, Ambient Music, Brian Eno, Convalescence, Eno, Poem, Poem: Convalescence ·

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March 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

David Byrne: American Utopia

David Byrne American Utopia Nonesuch It’s almost incredible to think it’s been some 14 years between David Byrne solo albums. That’s because he’s busy writing operas, staging shows, sending out e-newsletters, publishing books, collaborating with old pals (Brian Eno) and new friends (St. Vincent) and scoring soundtracks. He’s doing anything he can to not agree […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, American Utopia, Artist, Brian Eno, David Byrne, David Byrne: American Utopia, Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, Feelings, Grown Backwards, Look Into The Eyeball, Solo Album, St. Vincent, Talking Heads, Tour, Writer, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Chuck Johnson: Balsams

Chuck Johnson Balsams Vdsq Californian-based guitarist and soundtrack composer Chuck Johnson has used the pedal steel (and other guitars) across a couple of very fine albums, but where, then, they were one component of the sound here they’re centre-stage; so much so that it’s almost as if he took the idea of Daniel Lanois’ treated […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Balsams, Brian Eno, Chuck Johnson, Chuck Johnson: Balsams, Daniel Lanois, Eno, Instrumental, Pedal Steel, Roger Eno, Soundscape, Soundtrack, William Tyler ·

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March 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

David Bowie’s Most Underrated Album: 1. Outside

People talk about David Bowie’s phenomenal run of albums across the 1970s – and it really is (almost all) great. So much of it is wonderful, sublime, so near to perfect. And depending where you stop on the scale you have the absolute cut-off of Scary Monsters or tolerance/appreciation for Let’s Dance. From there it’s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1. Outside, Blackstar, Bowie, David Bowie, David Bowie's Most Underrated Album, David Bowie's Most Underrated Album: 1. Outside, Eno, Joey Baron, Mike Garson, Outside, Seven, Station To Station, The Lost Highway ·

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January 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Brian Eno: Reflection

Brian Eno Reflection Warp It’s tempting to suggest that Eno is being very prolific – once again, but isn’t he always? Isn’t Eno – as much a concept as he is a man – always at work, hasn’t ENO spread off into various distilled channels, surging through the work of others? At any rate, one […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Brian Eno, Eno, LUX, Neroli, New Year's Day, Reflection, Warp ·

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September 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Brian Eno: The Ship

Brian Eno The Ship Warp Records Across the last decade there’s been a slow, almost casual return to making records under his own name from one of the greatest sonic architects of the 20th Century. If he never put his fingerprints on any future recordings he’s already done enough as sideman, collaborator, conceptualist, solo artist, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Another Green World, Brian Eno, Eno, I'm Set Free, LUX, The Fickle Sun, The Ship, Velvet Underground, Warp, Warp Records ·
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