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April 29, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
BOX OF HAMMERS: Fallen Star – death of a Space Tourist
BOX OF HAMMERS Fallen Star: death of a Space Tourist (Independent/Bandcamp) Wellington-based guitarist and sonic landscaper John Kingston records and releases under the name BOX OF HAMMERS. His latest EP continues his work exploring the space and texture that lies in the wake of an electric guitar when it’s layering sounds through a maze of […]Archive
February 11, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Lionel Loueke: Close Your Eyes
Lionel Loueke Close Your Eyes Sounderscore Inc. West African guitarist Lionel Loueke started, as a kid, on percussion instruments. This has informed his approach to what is now his primary instrument – and though he hits at the strings, scrapes and finds new sounds from seemingly unturned corners or secret nooks all across the surface […]Archive
February 1, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Parker: Forfolks
Jeff Parker Forfolks International Anthem / Nonesuch For a quarter of a century, Jeff Parker’s guitar was a crucial element of the band Tortoise. That music still stands as the great example of jazz and post-rock integration and remains hugely influential and inspiring. So it’s hard to believe, in a way, that it took until […]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
January 5, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Pasquale Grasso: Pasquale Plays Duke
Pasquale Grasso Pasquale Plays Duke Sony Music Entertainment Pasquale Grasso – a phenomenon, all Jim Hall taste and Pat Metheny technique and yet his talent seemingly goes beyond both, already – returns to capitalise on his exquisite set of solo ballads. A record I loved so much. Here he focuses on Duke Ellington and the […]Archive
December 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Some Albums That Got Me Into The Blues: The Starter Kit
I’m up watching a doco – Blind Willie’s Blues. I love blues. The best blues. The good blues. The true blues. But I hardly ever write about it. There’s a funny relationship between me and blues music. I do not go to blues-club meetings, there are a lot of local blues bands that have sent […]Archive
November 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Pat Martino
Pat Martino has died. He was 77. The talented jazz guitarist climbed the mountain – twice. His story of fighting for his talent is as important as the music he made. I first heard Martino in the second phase of his career, I was blown away by his talent, his touch, his feel – the […]Archive
August 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Joshua Chuquimia Crampton: 4
Joshua Chuquimia Crampton 4 (Independent) Late last year – in fact it was December 30th, so, you know, pretty late last year – I reviewed The Heart’s Wash by Joshua Chuquimia Crampton. A beautiful album that spoke to the devastation of that year; a lost year, a stretched period of time. Crampton’s eerie, loping, looped […]Archive
August 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Adam Nussbaum: Lead Belly Re-imagined
Adam Nussbaum Lead Belly Re-imagined Sunnyside One of my favourite records from recent years was the somewhat surprise-debut from Adam Nussbaum. The stalwart sideman has been the safest pair of hands – with either sticks or brushes – behind a great many legends (John Scofield, Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, Paul Bley, John Abercrombie) but for […]Archive
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 […]Archive
June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman