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March 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: Close But No Cigar
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Close But No Cigar Colemine Records This Seattle-based trio of musicians (Lamarr on the organ, guitarist Jimmy James and drummer David McGraw) keep it greasy as they move through 60s and 70s-sounding funk, blues and groove soul-jazz amalgams. Yes, an easy, obvious reference point is Booker T & The M.G’s. And […]Archive
March 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Adam Page: Promise
Adam Page Promise Wizard Tone Records Australian multi-instrumentalist Adam Page here offers a very personal record, a very different sort of album from him – a set of solo pieces performed by Page using a variety of Native American Flutes – all expertly crafted by Todd Chaplin of Southern Cross Flutes in NZ.Archive
February 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Randy Newman: The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Selected) [OST]
Randy Newman The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Selected) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records I enjoyed the film (look, it’s good not great, it’s got problems, is a bit long, is missing some actual bite but has a tender, surprising performance from Adam Sandler and has some astutely drawn observations around prickly, selfish characters). I don’t know […]Archive
February 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Gat This: My Top 10 ‘Guitar’ Albums
A while ago I described something/someone as “guitar music” and was chortled at from all directions; there’s no such thing as guitar music. This is not a genre. This is no way to explain or define music. Andres Segovia and Derek Bailey and Jimi Hendrix and Django Reinhardt and Eddie Van Halen have all made amazing music by approaching the same instrument (or versions of […]Archive
February 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 439
BadBadNotGood, Seasons [Single] (2017) A self-released single – limited to 500 apparently, and sold by the band at their shows. Well, I was in. The show was okay, pretty good, not great but definitely not bad at all – and I’m a fan of BadBadNotGood for their albums and their ethic. These young lads are […]Archive
February 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: BADBADNOTGOOD (January 31, Wgtn)
BADBADNOTGOOD San Fran Wednesday, January 31 On loan from Laneway – Wellington was lucky to get BADBADNOTGOOD back for a show, some five years after they last docked down our way. In that time the prolific jazz/R’n’B combo has released a few new albums and compilations, singles, remixes, live records and plenty of interesting collaborations […]Archive
January 31, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 442
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie [Single] (1981) The best rendition of this classic song – probably – is the scene from the movie Happy Gilmore where the ice-hockey groundskeeper duets with himself! This is a favourite for me and Katy we’ve got hammered and had a go at this song a few times – including […]Archive
January 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Nils Frahm: All Melody
Nils Frahm All Melody Erased Tapes A new studio and some hand-built instruments appear to be the main catalysts behind the subtle shifts on this, the tenth Nils Frahm solo album. Where most recently it was about pure solo piano works here we open with wordless vocals and move on to a pulse created from […]Archive
January 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Limiñanas: Shadow People
The Limiñanas Shadow People Because Music The French duo The Limiñanas comprised of Lionel (multi-instrumentalist/vocals) and Marie (drummer/vocalist) create swirling worlds of cinematic-hued “reference” music; the great Record Collection Pop – where you can hear the Morricone and Serge and T-Rex and Motown and the blur of garage and psychedelic rocks with new wave and […]Archive
January 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
L’Orange: The Ordinary Man
L’Orange The Ordinary Man Mello Music Group If Chilly Gonzalez and DJ DSL collaborated it might come out sounding exactly like the music that Nashville-based producer L’Orange harvests. Chilled beats provide the framework for a dust-off of old jazz and blues samples. It’s a winning formula. One L’Orange knows just how (correctly) to milk, never […]Archive
October 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman