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April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Donny Hathaway Live: One Of My All-Time Favourite Records…A Masterpiece…
One of my favourite albums of all time, a true masterpiece, an album that moves me every time I listen to it – and simply one of my most-loved, most played records – is Live by Donny Hathaway. I got hooked on the album many years back – a favourite across formats (LP, tape, CD, […]Archive
December 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Erykah Badu: But U Caint Use My Phone [Mixtape]
Erykah Badu But U Caint Use My Phone [Mixtape] Apple Music/Control Freaq. It’s been five years between albums – and the new one by Erykah Badu is a mixtape, some covers and rewrites, the phone theme is explored across all 11 tracks and the slight 37-minute running time, the title lifted of course from her […]Archive
September 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Janelle Monae: The Electric Lady
Janelle Monae The Electric Lady Bad Boy/Warners The Electric Lady is Janelle Monae’s second official album release – and her third release given her debut was a seven-track EP/mini-album, it’s also known as the fourth and fifth suites of her seven-part future-symphony that will link the four releases (when the closing chapters are released on […]Archive
May 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1376
The Roots, Things Fall Apart (1999) This is the fourth album by The Roots – but it’s the first one I heard; it’s what got me hooked. So it’s the sentimental favourite in so many ways, even though each new record from this band captivates me. Always interesting, always just different enough The Roots is […]Archive
April 12, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Bonobo: The North Borders
Bonobo The North Borders Ninja Tune/Border People really started to take notice with Black Sands and its palinode remix album but, as Bonobo, Simon Green has been creating lush, atmospheric post-chillout electronica in such a way as to almost make you forget those silly overused near-enough-now to meaningless words like ‘lush’ and ‘atmospheric’ (and for […]Archive
April 16, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1528
Rocket Juice & The Moon, Rocket Juice & The Moon (2012) You come to this project for Damon Albarn – well, I did. You stay because of Tony Allen – well I am. Sample Track: Hey Shooter (ft. Erykah Badu) The Vinyl Countdown is a document of every LP I listen to, brand new discoveries […]Archive
December 6, 2011 by Simon Sweetman