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December 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 243: Murray Cammick

Welcome to episode 243 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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, Anchor, Apple, Art School, Auckland, bFM, Chat, Conversation, DJ, DJing, Exhibition, Fast Cars, Funk, George FM, Interview, Interviewer, Interviews, Journalism, Lan dof the Good Groove, LP, Magazines, Murray Cammick, Music Journalism, Music Journalist, Phoner, Photographer, Photographs, photos, Photospace Gallery, Podcast, Records, Rip It Up, Shake!, Simon Sweetman, Soul Music, Soundcloud, Southside, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 243, Sweetman Podcast # 243: Murray Cammick, Vinyl, Wildside, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

James Brown: The Samples

James Brown The Samples UMG Recordings, Inc. There used to be one million James Brown compilations. Now there is one million and one. The Samples isn’t the definitive greatest hits, nor can it replace it, and you don’t need it at all but it’s still a brilliant compilation of brilliant music by one of the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Compilation, Funk, Hip-Hop, James Brown, James Brown: The Samples, Samples, The Samples, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In)

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) Daptone Records It was such sad news that Sharon Jones died at just the age of 60. She was such a vital performer and her music – and the way she presented it – was all about joy. One […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Compilation, Covers, Daptone Records, Funk, Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In), Sharon Jones, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In), Soul, The Dap Kings, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 64

Gil Scott-Heron, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1974) When I discovered Gil Scott-Heron it was all in – the poems, the songs. The books, the albums. It was just a whirlwind of words, a blur – and I still feel that way, whenever I dip back in. I’ve been feeling that way lately, hooked, […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1974, Compilation, Funk, Gil Scott-Heron ‎, Jazz, Lady Day And John Coltrane, LP, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Record, Soul, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 64, Vinyl, Whitey On The Moon, Words ·

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July 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 93

James Brown, Live at The Apollo (1963) I’m going back in on a massive James Brown kick. It happens. He’s always been in my life, remember listening to him from about age 7 or 8 and forever since. And I bought up a bunch of deluxe edition CDs many years back – including the deluxe […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1963, Funk, Godfather of Soul, James Brown, Live, Live at the Apollo, LP, R'n'B, Record, Soul, The Famous Flames, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 93, Vinyl ·

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June 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Purdie / Fabian / Oswanski: Move On!

Purdie / Fabian / Oswanski Move On! Consolidated Artists Productions Here, the living legend of laidback-shuffling funk drums and quick-fire rimshot/hi-hat attack Mr. Bernard “Pretty” Purdie joins up with journeyman musicians Ron Oswanski (Hammond B-3 organ) and Christian Fabian (electric bass) for a trio record of lively, funky instrumentals.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Bernard Purdie, Christian Fabian, Consolidated Artists Productions, Drums, Electric Bass, Fabian, Funk, Hammond B-3 Organ, Instrumental, Jazz, Move On, Oswanski, Purdie, Purdie / Fabian / Oswanski, Purdie / Fabian / Oswanski: Move On!, Ron Oswanski, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 18: Dead Presidents

I think about the movie Dead Presidents a lot – and I’ve seen it a few times too. It might not be many people’s idea of a true classic movie but it felt like a truly profound experience to me when I first saw it, I tried mentioning it to many others, tried introducing it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Barry White, Curtis Mayfield, Danny Elfman, Dead Presidents, Funk, Heist, Hughes Brothers, James Brown, Jerry Butler, Movies of My Life, Movies of My Life # 18, Movies of My Life # 18: Dead Presidents, Movies of My Life started life as a series of posts on the Phantom Billstickers Facebook page, R'n'B, Racism, Requiem For A Dream, Soul, Soundtrack, The Spinners, Vietnam War ·

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May 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Sunny Daze That I Thought Would Never End

Hey, how was that lockdown for you? We’re at level two now and so the walks can extend a bit further and you can add to your bubble, or pop it, or whatever…there are still some rules of course but all going well they’ll ease in the coming days and weeks and hopefully talk of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Autumn, Funk, Groove, Hip-Hop, Level 2, Music, Playlist, Playlist: Sunny Daze That I Thought Would Never End, Reggae, Soul, Spotify, Sun, Sunny Daze, Sunny Daze That I Thought Would Never End, Walk, Winter Sun ·

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May 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Simmering Rage For Sinners and Slaves

I’ve been listening to a lot of reggae and roots music of late – and always plenty of blues and funk and soul. But with the return of an interest in Jamaican music I’ve been thinking a lot about the word ‘Slavery’ and how it comes up and is used in a variety of songs […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blues, Funk, Playlist, Playlist: Simmering Rage For Sinners and Slaves, Rage, Reggae, Simmering Rage, Simmering Rage For Sinners and Slaves, Sinners, Slavery, Slaves, Soul, Spotify ·

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April 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 138

Commodores,  Natural High (1978) So many great Commodores songs – and albums. And I realise, just now, that I have mostly concentrated on the back-end of their career – left the first half for the compilations and singles rather than collecting up those first few records (so I’ll address that). I also just had a […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Commodores, Funk, Lionel Richie, LP, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 138, Three Times A Lady, Vinyl, X-Rated Movie ·

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March 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Sampled Groove

Various Artists: Sampled Groove Wagram In a world where we make our own playlists, are happy enough listening to recommendations on YouTube and carry everything in our pocket – maybe never even owning a stereo – it’s a hard sell to have compilation albums out in this world. But I remain a fan of the […]
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March 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Tenderlonious: Think Twice (ep)

Tenderlonious Think Twice (ep) 22a Music / 22a Ed “Tenderlonious” Cawthorne released a killer record last year called Hard Rain and he followed it up with this EP – another oblique  Bob Dylan reference… Flautist, saxophonist, bandleader turned label-owner, beatmaker and producer, Tenderlonious has parked his future-jazz 22archestra to the side and now seems more […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 22a, Album Review, Beatmaker, Dennis Ayler, DJ Rels, Ed “Tenderlonious” Cawthorne, Ed Cawthorne, EP, Funk, House, Jazz, Karriem Riggins, Madlib, Moodymann, Questlove, Techno, Tenderlonious, Tenderlonious: Think Twice (ep), Theo Parrish, Think Twice, Think Twice (ep), You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·
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