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December 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Pete Rock & The Soul Brothers: PeteStrumentals 3

Pete Rock & The Soul Brothers PeteStrumentals 3 Tru Soul Pete Rock – the legend. The man. One of my favourite hip-hop producers and for his PeteStrumentals series alone I am grateful. I know I’m not alone in this. But his first volume in this series was a revelation, arriving, as it did, in an […]
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December 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Dinner Party: Dinner Party – Dessert

Dinner Party Dinner Party: Dessert Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE In the middle of this year (the American summer) a supergroup rather quietly snuck into place. All of its members had worked together in various combinations or at least mixed in the same musical circles – but it’s a stacked deck: Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 9th Wonder, Album Review, Alt. Versions, Bilal, Dessert, Dinner Party, Dinner Party: Dessert, Dinner Party: Dinner Party - Dessert, Edit, EP, Herbie Hancock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Kamasi Washington, Mini-Album, Phoelix, R'n'B, Remix, Robert Glasper, Snoop Dogg, Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE, Supergroup, Tank and The Bangas, Tarriona 'Tank' Ball, Terrace Martin, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Megan Thee Stallion: Good News

Megan Thee Stallion Good News 300 Entertainment It’s hard to believe that this is Megan Thee Stallion’s debut album. And I mean that in purely musical terms – 2019’s “mixtape” Fever felt like an album-quality collection, and was a broad announcement; my introduction. I loved that set of songs, played it often – it gave […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 300 Entertainment, Album, Fever, Good News, Hip-Hop, Megan Thee Stallion, Megan Thee Stallion: Good News, Rap, Suga, WAP, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 237: Jackson Nieuwland

Welcome to episode 237 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 […]
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October 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Beastie Boys: Beastie Boys Music

Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Music Capitol There are at least two other (very good) Beastie Boys compilations on the market and still (and always) available and the best one is absolutely The Sounds of Science an anthology that features as many unreleased songs as it does ‘hits’. And that’s the one that soundtracked several of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beastie Boys, Beastie Boys Book, Beastie Boys Music, Beastie Boys Story, Beasties, Book, Compilation, Film, Greatest Hits, Hip-Hop, Rap, Soundtrack, 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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September 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 37 – Ma$e, “Welcome Back”

Ma$e, Welcome Back 2004 Mase. He was the new protégé after Biggie bought it. And back when Puff Daddy was blowing smoke up other people’s arses, not just his own. Mase hit in big with Harlem World and with his guest appearances in the late 1990s. Then he went soft. Welcome Back was his “comeback” […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Weclome Back", “Welcome Back”, 2004, 90s, Comeback, Crap, Crap Albums, Crap Albums I Love # 37, Harlem World, Hip-Hop, Ma$e, Mase, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Rap, Shit, Shit That's Good, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 37 – Ma$e, Welcome Back Kotter, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Roc Marciano: Pimpstrumentals

Roc Marciano Pimpstrumentals Marci Enterprises Roc Marciano has been prolific as both MC and beatmaker over the last decade. Nearly an album a year under his own name as well as collaborations (DJ Muggs) and cameos. And of course those free mixtapes too.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, David Axelrod, Dr. Dre, Hip-Hop, Instrumental, Instrumental Hip-Hop, J Dilla, Marci Enterprises, Pete Rock, Pimpstrumentals, Roc Marciano, Roc Marciano: Pimpstrumentals, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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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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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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 199: Dominic Hoey

Welcome to episode 199 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 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 […]
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October 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 187: Mark de Clive-Lowe

Welcome to episode 187 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 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 […]
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