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March 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Vinnie Colaiuta and Mark Isham: Hard Candy
Vinnie Colaiuta and Mark Isham Hard Candy A-Tone Recordings, an imprint of Extreme Music Vinnie Colaiuta is a master session drummer – from Sting to Herbie Hancock via Frank Zappa and Joni Mitchell – there’s almost no chance you’ve never heard his work. He’s playing those sizzling hi-hats on the them tune to the TV […]Archive
March 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Galya Bisengalieva: Aralkum
Galya Bisengalieva Aralkum One Little Independent Sadness. It’s there in every note and texture and tone and feel throughout this, the first album by violinist Galya Bisengalieva. To be clear she is no new act – this is just her first record under her own name. Her day job is leader of the London Contemporary […]Archive
February 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: I Told You So
Delvon Lamarr Trio I Told You So Colemine Records The Delvon Lamarr Trio has quietly made two very good records – one studio, one live and now they return, with a new drummer in the fold (the excellent Grant Schroff) for a second bite down in the studio – and a brilliant third album. This […]Archive
February 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sir Richard Bishop: Oneiric Formulary
Sir Richard Bishop Oneiric Formulary Drag City Records I’ve always loved Sir Richard Bishop’s records – the obvious touchstone, and perhaps he’s over-mentioned really is John Fahey, still, his sound and feel and approach has been hugely influential and not just on Bishop. A generation of folk-motivated sonic explorers were turned onto the guitar and […]Archive
February 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
John Carpenter: Lost Themes III – Alive After Death
John Carpenter Lost Themes III: Alive After Death Sacred Bones In 2015 John Carpenter released the first volume of Lost Themes – a cool idea. So brilliantly executed. He no longer needed to make the movies to create the music, simply went into the studio and made imaginary soundtracks to films he’ll never write – […]Archive
February 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Hans Zimmer & David Fleming: Hillbilly Elegy (Music from the Netflix Film)
Hans Zimmer & David Fleming Hillbilly Elegy (Music from the Netflix Film) Milan Like everyone, I would hope, I struggled with the movie Hillbilly Elegy – I wanted to like it and in fact I could not flat out hate it. Because the lead performances are very strong. And there was something about it that […]Archive
January 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Robin Guthrie / Harold Budd: Another Flower
Robin Guthrie / Harold Budd Another Flower Darla Records Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd made music together on and off from the mid-1980s through until a few years ago. This is their final album – it was recorded back in 2013 and left unreleased until November, 2020. A week or so after it was released […]Archive
January 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Blanck Mass: Calm With Horses (Original Score)
Blanck Mass Calm With Horses (Original Score) INVADA Records When not one half of the group Fuck Buttons, Benjamin John Power has been making music as Blanck Mass. I never gelled with group work but love his solo electronica pursuits. So I was pleased to hear it was him behind the score to the movie […]Archive
January 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Kevin Keller: The Front Porch of Heaven
Kevin Keller The Front Porch of Heaven Kevin Keller Prod Kevin Keller’s “ambient chamber music” is the sort of balm I am always there for – and glad it’s there for me. For most of the last decade it’s been one of my absolute go-to genres. The figureheads for me – and for many – […]Archive
December 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Brian Eno: Film Music 1976 – 2020
Brian Eno Film Music 1976 – 2020 UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) Brian Eno: dreamer, schemer, enabler, conceptualist, visual artist – he’d be important if he wasn’t in any way connected to music. And though he doth almost protest too much as blatant “Non-Musician” his influence is towering. I always say that his fingerprints are all […]Archive
December 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman