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March 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Sonic Youth: In/Out/In
Sonic Youth In/Out/In Three Lobed Recordings I sometimes get sad thinking there’ll be no more music by Sonic Youth. But then I remember all of the great music the band made across 40 years – lasting longer than anyone with the name ‘Sonic Youth’ might ever hope and straddling the mainstream and the weirder/artier side, […]Archive
March 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Robin Guthrie: Springtime – EP
Robin Guthrie Springtime – EP Robin Guthrie Robin Guthrie will forever be known for his work with/as Cocteau Twins – and that’s decent enough legacy, but he adds to it regularly with a dozen or more collaborations and soundtrack offerings and at least a half-dozen solo records under just his own name.Archive
March 11, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Scott J. Mason: Horizon EP
Scott J. Mason Horizon EP Songbroker / Bandcamp Scott Mason is a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Dunedin. Across the 90s and early 00s he was a drummer (primarily) in many bands and supporting artists. You probably saw him, or heard him – given he worked in, or with bands and artists like Slim, Mulholland […]Archive
February 8, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Zombi: Liquid Crystal
Zombi Liquid Crystal Relapse The duo Zombi (named after the Dawn of the Dead film – specifically its Italian title) has made a half dozen full-lengthers and at least as many EPs, mini-albums and split releases. Here’s an EP – that is effectively album-length (five instrumental tracks running half-an-hour feels a bit like Pink Floyd […]Archive
January 20, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Lee Ranaldo: In Virus Time [EP]
Lee Ranaldo In Virus Time [12 “ Single] Mute My favourite ex-member of Sonic Youth to check in on, always, is Lee Ranaldo. Because what he does never feels like posturing. And because you have to follow him across poetry and photographs, improv and band jamming, solo acoustic singer/songwritery pursuits and all manner of music. […]Archive
December 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Tangerine Dream: Probe 6-8
Tangerine Dream Probe 6-8 Kscope Over the last two months I have gone near full immersion into the world of Tangerine Dream. It wasn’t because there was a new album coming, it was because I knew the name and influence, I knew the ideas and sound and I’d heard several of the soundtracks – at […]Archive
November 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The American Dollar: Right This Way (ep)
The American Dollar Right This Way (ep) Yesh Music Across the last fifteen years, Richard Cupolo (keyboards, guitar) and John Emanuele (drums, keyboards) have been making a mix of ambient and post-rock instrumentals under the name, The American Dollar.Archive
September 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Billy Idol: The Roadside (ep)
Billy Idol The Roadside (ep) BFI Records, Inc, under exclusive license to Dark Horse Records/BMG rights This is one of the first sets of recordings by Billy Idol in nearly a decade. He’s been on the circuit touring but not much in the way of new music. I’m sure many of his fans are just […]Archive
July 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Molly Lewis: The Forgotten Edge (ep)
Molly Lewis The Forgotten Edge (ep) Jagjaguwar Molly Lewis – born in Australia, living in L.A. and raised between Aussie and America – is a whistler. She watched a documentary about the fine, nearly lost art of musical whistling and wanting to try her hand at it. When that didn’t work, she put her lips […]Archive
July 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Houseplants: Self-Titled (ep)
DJ Houseplants Self-Titled (ep) 118384 Records DK Seattle-based DJ, producer and designer Justin Av has a new alias – DJ Houseplants. He’s made music for many years across several nom-de-plumes but the bloom of his lo-fi house music is bountiful on this self-titled EP as DJ Houseplants. Just four songs, low-key and liquid-like they trickle […]Archive
June 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman