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October 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Michael Hoppé: Peace & Reconciliation – Choral Music

Michael Hoppé Peace & Reconciliation: Choral Music Spring Hill Michael Hoppé has one of those fascinating backstories; a behind-the-scenes guy in the 70s responsible for signing a lot of the great new age talent (Vangelis, Kitaro, Jarre) he then went out under his own name as a composer and started to create what he calls […]

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July 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 34 – Yanni, “Live At The Acropolis”

Yanni, Live At The Acropolis, 1994 I’m not sure this is a crap album. I’m not sure it ever was. But I do know it was a guilty pleasure of sorts. And I do know a lot of people thought Yanni was crap. Probably without ever listening to him. And this was him at his […]

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July 11, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1935

The Velvet Underground, Loaded (1970) I have a special connection to this album as a CD; it was the first compact disc I ever bought. So my vinyl copy is a new print. I bought it a year or so ago. Beaut record. A firm favourite for me for close to 20 years now. It […]