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October 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 28

V/A, Hit Wave 82 (1982) These Various Artists compilations…I used to have so many of them – they’re worthless too, all battered up and bear-soaked and tattered covers but they’re fun. And I still collect them up a bit. Though not as much as I once did. They were fun fillers for DJing – you […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1982, Altered Images, Compilation, Hit Wave, Hit Wave 82, I Could Be Happy, LP, Mix, Mixtape, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 28, V/A, Various, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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April 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Marquis Hill: Love Tape

Marquis Hill Love Tape Black Unlimited Music Group Marquis Hill burst onto the scene about a decade ago as part of the new New Thing out of Chicago – a trumpeter that knows his way around a party banger, a late-night soul-chill and all aspects in-between across both jazz and R’n’B. Here – with a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Black Unlimited Music Group, Love Tape, Marquis Hill, Marquis Hill: Love Tape, Mixtape, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Anthony Naples: Fog FM

Anthony Naples Fog FM ANS Good house and techno music isn’t so much hard to find as it is hard to keep up with, and I don’t mean BPM-wise. I’m so out of the loop I’m barely a semi-circle. But I have – slightly – followed Anthony Naples. He’s been on the scene for the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, ANS, Anthony Naples, Anthony Naples: Fog FM, Dance, Fog FM, House, Mixtape, Omni Trio, Remix, Techno, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Peggy Gou – DJ Kicks

Various Artists:   DJ Kicks: Peggy Gou  !k7 Records  A really great DJ mix album should mean you really don’t spot any sore thumbs; you don’t care if a song that’s not really to your liking is included – because in and of that moment it sounds good, or at least sounds like it is meant to be there […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged !k7, !k7 Records, Comp, Compilation, DJ, DJ Kicks: Peggy Gou, Gou, Mix, Mixtape, Peggy, Peggy Gou, Peggy Gou - DJ Kicks, V/A, V/A: Peggy Gou - DJ Kicks, Various, Various Artists, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Moby: Long Ambients Two

Moby  Long Ambients Two  Little Idiot  Moby returns with a second volume of his long ambient pieces. Designed specifically to put you to sleep (hey! No jokes!) this nearly four-hour playlist/mixtape-of-an-album is, as with its earlier volume, in line with Max Richter’s Sleep.  In fact there’s not a lot to say about this – and this is recommendation rather than review. The stretched, flattened, gospel-waft of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Brian Eno, Calm, Download, Instrumental, Long Ambient, Long Ambients, Long Ambients TWo, Max Richter, Mixtape, Moby, Moby: Long Ambients Two, Mood, Playlist, Sleep, Sleep App, William Basinski, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Badbadnotgood: Late Night Tales

Various Artists Late Night Tales: Badbadnotgood Late Night Tales/Night Time Stories Ltd. Canadian jazz-meets-hip-hop-let’s-party band of clever clogs’ Badbadnotgood deliver a wonderful entry into the late night mixtape series. Just as you might be wondering whether these sorts of mixes are needed in the era of too many Spotify playlists along comes exactly this sort […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged After Hours, Album Review, Badbadnotgood, Badbadnotgood: Late Night Tales, Compilation, DJ, Late Night, Late Night Tales, Mix, Mixtape, Soundtrack, Too Slow To Disco, V/A, Various Artists, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Revisiting Stinky Jim’s Stinky Grooves Sessions: One of my All-Time Favourite Mix CDs

I’ve often said that one of the great joys of discovering music – one of the great joys of reviewing music – used to be when you were sent something, no expectations, no prior knowledge, no idea but press play. See what happens. It’s different now. We don’t even need music reviews. There are a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Auckland, bFM, DJ, Jim Pinckney, Kiwi, Mix, Mix CD, Mixtape, NZ Musician, One of my All-Time Favourite Mix CDs, Reviewer, Reviewing, Revisiting Stinky Jim’s Stinky Grooves Sessions, Revisiting Stinky Jim’s Stinky Grooves Sessions: One of my All-Time Favourite Mix CDs, Round Trip Mars, SJD, Stinky Grooves, Stinky Grooves Sessions, Stinky Jim, Stinky Sessions ·

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August 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

I Love A Good Artist-Curated Compilation Album: Bobby Gillespie’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” Nails The Format

I’m a sucker for a great compilation that’s been put together by someone in the know, someone with knowledge that’s of interest, someone connected to the music – and showing that connection through the tunes chosen. We call them mixtapes most often, we make our own now. We can use Spotify or YouTube or MixCloud […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Album Review, Albums, Bobby Gillespie, Bobby Gillespie’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” Nails The Format, Bobby Gillespie’s Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down, Comp, Compilation, CompilationS, DJ, I Love A Good Artist-Curated Compilation Album, I Love A Good Artist-Curated Compilation Album: Bobby Gillespie’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” Nails The Format, Late Night Tales, Mix, MixCloud, Mixtape, Playlist, Playlists, Primal Scream, Records, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, Under The Influence, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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April 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Slipping Away: Great Album Closers From The Rolling Stones

When I flew back from Australia the other day I was skipping through the in-house listening – moving through some classical and jazz and then on to the “classic albums” section; I selected Sticky Fingers (a favourite) and when I realised I wasn’t going to have enough time to listen to the album right through […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Great Album Closers From The Rolling Stones, Mixtape, Moonlight Mile, Playlist, Rolling Stones, Slipping Away, Slipping Away: Great Album Closers From The Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones ·

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January 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Bobby Gillespie presents Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down

Various Artists: Bobby Gillespie Presents Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down Ace Records/Border I’m a sucker for a great artist-driven compilation/mix-tape. They’ll tell you that you can do it yourself via Spotify or almost any other platform. And you can. But the best mixtapes are the ones your friends make you – because you get to see […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 13th Floor Elevators, Ace, Ace Records, Alexander "Skip" Spence, Beach Boys, Bobby Gillespie presents Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, Compilation, Dion, Emmylou Harris, Evie Sands, Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Barry, Kris Kristofferson, Link Wray, Mix, Mixtape, Primal Scream, Ronnie Wood, Skip Spence, Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, The Byrds, The Monkees, Tim Buckley, V/A, V/A: Bobby Gillespie presents Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, Various, Various Artists, Willie Nelson ·

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December 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Erykah Badu: But U Caint Use My Phone [Mixtape]

Erykah Badu But U Caint Use My Phone [Mixtape] Apple Music/Control Freaq. It’s been five years between albums – and the new one by Erykah Badu is a mixtape, some covers and rewrites, the phone theme is explored across all 11 tracks and the slight 37-minute running time, the title lifted of course from her […]
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March 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Short Story: Songs of Love + Hate

The Ultimate Post-Modern Love-Song Mix-Album (Disc One)       TOGETHER: Ever Fallen In Love – The Buzzcocks Love My Way – The Psychedelic Furs Love Song – The Cure Love – > Building On Fire – Talking Heads (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love And Understanding? – Elvis Costello Love On Your Side – Thompson Twins I […]
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