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November 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Songwriter Profile: Don McGlashan

Don McGlashan played French horn and percussion in the Auckland Symphonia. He would leave classical rehearsals to play punk-infused music and was a member of From Scratch; the idea being that instruments were created from scratch. Here McGlashan’s classical percussion training would give way to PVC pipes being hit with jandals. His songwriting first announced […]
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August 4, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1066

Serge Gainsbourg avec Alain Goraguer Et Son Orchestre, No. 2 (1959) I really don’t have a memory of “discovering” Serge Gainsbourg – nor did I “grow up with” his music. Sylvie Simmons’ bio was formative, but I read that having already experienced some of the music; I think Serge was simply a name that was […]
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June 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Christina Vantzou: No. 2

Christina Vantzou No. 2 kranky There was the lovely debut solo album, No.1 – now here’s the follow-up, No.2, before either of those records there was time spent working with Sparklehorse, with The Dead Texan and around those records there’s been installations and artworks, there’s been a lot of music and yet Vantzou’s real composing/arranging […]
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