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June 18, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: I Dreamed I Met Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell was back in town, he reached out for a chat; he remembered the review I wrote last time, he was a fan of the podcast. He signed my record before I could ask. The pleasure had all been his. And now, I’m awake – listening to a lesser guitarist, and thinking even more […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bill Frisell, Dream, Guitar, I Dreamed I Met Bill Frisell, Jazz, Poem, Poem: I Dreamed I Met Bill Frisell ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged (Independent/Bandcamp), Album Review, BOX OF HAMMERS, BOX OF HAMMERS: Fallen Star - death of a Space Tourist, EP, Fallen Star: death of a Space Tourist, Guitar, Instrumental, John Kingston, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Close Your Eyes, Eric Harland, Guitar, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jazz, Lionel Loueke, Lionel Loueke: Close Your Eyes, Reuben Rogers, Trio, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Forfolks, Guitar, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Instrumental, Jeff Parker, Jeff Parker: Forfolks, Nonesuch, Solo, Tortoise, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 12" Single, Acoustic, Album Review, EP, Guitar, In Virus Time, Jim O'Rourke, John Fahey, Joni Mitchell, Lee Ranaldo, Lee Ranaldo: In Virus Time [EP], Solo, Sonic Youth, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ari Rolland, Duke, Duke Ellington, Guitar, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jazz, Keith Balla, Pasquale Grasso, Pasquale Grasso: Pasquale Plays Duke, Pasquale Plays Duke, Sony Music Entertainment, The Duke, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, Blind Willie McTell, Blog, Blues, Blues Music, Charley Patton, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Moore, Genre, Guitar, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall, Muddy Waters, Peter Green, Robert Cray, Robert Johnson, Some Albums That Got Me Into The Blues, Some Albums That Got Me Into The Blues: The Starter Kit, SRV, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Starter Kit, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Eulogy, Guitar, Jazz, Pat Martino, R.I.P., R.I.P. Pat Martino ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 4, Album Review, Ambient, Guitar, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Independent, Instrumental, Joshua Chuquimia Crampton, Joshua Chuquimia Crampton: 4, Self Release, The Heart’s Wash, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Adam Nussbaum, Adam Nussbaum: Lead Belly Re-imagined, Album Review, Covers, Drums, Guitar, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jazz, Lead Belly, Lead Belly Re-imagined, Leadbelly, Nate Radley, Ohad Talmor, Saxophone, Steve Cardenas, The Lead Belly Project, Tribute, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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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June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Ding Dong. You’re Dead.  

Hedvig Mollestad Trio Ding Dong. You’re Dead. Rune Grammofon I might not have been there for every single album, and I’ve only reviewed half of them – but I am definitely a fan of Norway’s Hedvig Mollestad Trio. Formed in 2009 by guitarist Mollestad, with bassist Ellen Brekken and drummer Ivar Loe Bjørnstad, the trio […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bass, Ding Dong. You´re Dead., Drums, Ellen Brekken, Guitar, Hedvig Mollestad, Hedvig Mollestad Trio, Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Ding Dong. You’re Dead., https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Instrumental, Ivar Loe Bjørnstad, Norway, Trio, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·
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