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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
April 29, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Nicholas Britell: Succession – Season 3 (HBO Original Series Soundtrack)
Nicholas Britell Succession: Season 3 (HBO Original Series Soundtrack) Home Box Office, Inc, under exclusive license to Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Succession has stayed in my mind across the last four years – there was a long wait for season three (due to the pandemic halting filming) and as well as […]Archive
March 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Robin Guthrie: Springtime – EP
Robin Guthrie Springtime – EP Robin Guthrie Robin Guthrie will forever be known for his work with/as Cocteau Twins – and that’s decent enough legacy, but he adds to it regularly with a dozen or more collaborations and soundtrack offerings and at least a half-dozen solo records under just his own name.Archive
February 21, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
What A Good Score! – #9: The Killing Fields by Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield’s soundtrack to The Killing Fields is one of many entry points for me with the film. I’m sure I heard the music first – I most certainly knew about Oldfield before I knew about The Killing Fields. But I watch (and have rewatched the film often) for its cast, its setting, its pacing, […]Archive
February 8, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Zombi: Liquid Crystal
Zombi Liquid Crystal Relapse The duo Zombi (named after the Dawn of the Dead film – specifically its Italian title) has made a half dozen full-lengthers and at least as many EPs, mini-albums and split releases. Here’s an EP – that is effectively album-length (five instrumental tracks running half-an-hour feels a bit like Pink Floyd […]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
December 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Diane Arkenstone: The Healing Heart
Diane Arkenstone The Healing Heart Neo Pacifica New Age music gets a lot of shit – and never seems to get reviewed in the mainstream, for it’s seen as Not Music I guess. Well, I’ve always had an ear on some new age – and particularly in the ambient space, not just Eno and Enya, […]Archive
December 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
What A Good Score! – #1: Local Hero by Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler’s score for the film Local Hero was one of the first full instrumental scores I can remembering purchasing – and one of the first things I wrote about for my Vinyl Countdown. Because it was one of the things that sol me on listening to soundtracks away from the film; in fact I […]Archive
December 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson: Cobra Kai – Season 3
Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson Cobra Kai: Season 3 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) Sony Pictures Television Inc., under exclusive license to Madison Gate Records One of my favourite TV shows of recent years is Cobra Kai – which I reckon is a masterclass in pure storytelling. And is clever at blending flashbacks with […]Archive
December 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: December 2021
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. For my final session of 2021 I found two albums that featured covers, moving the original songs to solo piano; two […]Archive
November 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman