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February 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Music of Talking Heads: A Perfect Set of Worlds
I was introduced to the music of Talking Heads when the band was at its commercial peak. But to say I was introduced is not quite correct. I think, actually, the music announced itself. I’m talking the big hits – Road To Nowhere, And She Was, Burning Down The House, that sort of thing. For […]Archive
April 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Phil Collins: Face Value (Deluxe Edition)
Phil Collins Face Value (Deluxe Edition) – Take A Look At Me Now: Reissue Series Rhino Records/Warners I still think Face Value – here reissued, as part of a thoughtful career-overview/overhaul reissue campaign – is a classic album. I’m sure of it. I’ve always liked it. I’ve had a couple of goes at defending/appraising the […]Archive
June 24, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
E N T: P.T.T.V (Post-Traumatic-Tele-Vision)
E N T P.T.T.V – Post-Traumatic-Tele-Vision (Independent/Bandcamp) E/N/T is Nathan Taare – and this, his latest, is a follow-up/continuation of the work on Central Complex. He’s as much sound-artist as musician, and the creeping/creepy, menacing works here are trans-genre in nature and approach, in fact post-genre, they trudge slowly, beat-less, through punk, noise and lo-fi […]Archive
October 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Naked Island: Naked Island
Naked Island Naked Island Peak Oil Naked Island is the name of the band-project and album – a collaboration between Felicia Atkinson (Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier) and Brian Pyle (Ensemble Economique). I wasn’t familiar with Atkinson’s work going into this but I do know Ensemble Economique. I couldn’t tell you where one person’s work […]Archive
September 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
E N T: Central Complex
E N T Central Complex Independent/Bancamp E N T is a live band and a bedroom (solo) project – the common ground is that Nathan Taare is in control, whether leading a noise-punk ensemble or piecing together sound-splices of field recordings with deep ambient musical feels to accompany. Taare’s EP/mini-album Central Complex was created from […]Archive
May 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Eno & Hyde: Someday World
Eno & Hyde Someday World Warp Records If you have/had huge expectations around this – a “dream pairing” as everyone is saying – the collaborative album by Underworld’s Karl Hyde and Brian Eno you might well be disappointed. This is an album that has plenty of promising starts but never ever nails it; never hits […]Archive
October 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman