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October 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 233

The Fourmyula, Nature [Single] (1969) I wrote about it in my book – it was, long before that, voted the top of a list of 75 NZ songs. I’ve always loved it – and the band The Fourmyula, they have some psych-rock masterpieces that still seem forgotten/under-discovered in the wider catalogue. But this song carries […]

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September 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Olivia Wyatt + Bitchin Bajas: Sailing A Sinking Sea [OST]

Olivia Wyatt + Bitchin Bajas Sailing A Sinking Sea [OST] Drag City To create the soundtrack to her documentary feature Sailing A Sinking Sea Olivia Wyatt called on Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy alums Bitchin Bajas. They dialled up all manner of spooky, kooky synths and tribal drumming from their vast soundtrack library – at times they […]

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July 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Rhian Sheehan: We Are Stars [OST]

Rhian Sheehan We Are Stars [OST] 360.com Fans of Rhian Sheehan’s music could sense both a fascination with space and with film scores – before he was ever overtly working in the industry. Well, it was never hidden, more a preoccupation. Those two vestiges come together perfectly for this aspect of his occupation here, with […]

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October 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Andrew Bird: Echolocations – Canyon

Andrew Bird Echolocations: Canyon Wegwam Music Co. There was always something very painterly to me about Andrew Bird, I thought this the first time I heard him – I felt it very much when I saw him perform. Firstly, most obviously, the way he worked as one-man-band/accompanist, using the loop pedal to set up guitar […]

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February 18, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Jan Hellriegel

Singer/songwriter Jan Hellriegel broke new ground for local female artists when she became the first to sign with a major label in NZ in the early 90s. She’s recorded several successful studio albums – including hit Warners debut It’s My Sin in 1992, Tremble , and most recently the critically-acclaimed All Grown Up. The video for her first single The Way I Feel is […]