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October 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Alexis French: The Cut
Alexis French The Cut Rattle/Ode Alexis French is a Kiwi trumpeter recently graduated from jazz school in Montreal – his album, The Cut features Canadian players with French taking the lead. His horn offers a stately presence on ballad The Second Fall and combines nicely with David Bellemare’s tenor saxophone for some post-bop lines but […]Archive
October 12, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Putumayo Kids Presents Australian Playground
Various Artists: Putumayo Kids Presents: Australian Playground Putumayo World Music/Ode The “Playground” albums from the Putumayo Kids Presents series have been a highlight of Putumayo’s releases for our family since, well, since we started a family…my son Oscar has received them as birthday presents from friends and found some of my samples (before I’ve finished […]Archive
October 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Putumayo Presents Music of the Andes
Various Artists: Putumayo Presents: Music of the Andes Putumayo World Music/Ode Celebrating its 20th birthday the Putumayo label here returns to its South American roots with this collection, Music of the Andes. I love this one. Some wonderful, enchanting moods (Tibus Futuras’ Hijos del Viento) that transcend any western-appropriation notion of this as street-busking/nail-clinic music. […]Archive
September 30, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Putumayo Presents Acoustic Christmas
Various Artists: Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Christmas Putumayo World Music/Ode I’m not really a fan of Christmas albums, I tend to hate compilations that have the word ‘Acoustic’ in the title and I can’t stand Zooey Deschanel singing (or acting for that matter, but here that is another matter altogether) and yet I’m somewhat won-over by […]Archive
September 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Putumayo Presents Latin Lounge
Various Artists: Putumayo Presents: Latin Lounge Putumayo World Music/Ode As with the recent re-release of Brazilian Lounge here is an older comp from the Putuamyo label dressed up and being sent out into the world once more. But Latin Lounge manages to sound just as good – and better. It’s been updated, a few new […]Archive
September 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Putumayo Presents Brazilian Lounge
Various Artists: Putumayo Presents: Brazilian Lounge Putumayo World Music/Ode This one’s a reissue, a re-release. Originally put out into the world in 2006 Putumayo is representing its collection of sultry, chilled Brazilian grooves. Some of this music sounds so remarkably dated now, as if it’s been unearthed from the 1980s or 1990s, but there are […]Archive
September 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Putumayo Presents Australia
Various Artists: Putumayo Presents: Australia Putumayo World Music/Ode I’m not sure what this version of Australia is meant to represent – or who it’s meant to represent, or how…it’s really only the Australia of the gift shop that this new Putumayo compilation caters to/for. And that’s okay I guess. There’s some alright stuff here – […]Archive
June 25, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Putumayo Presents Cafe Latino
Various Artists Putumayo Presents: Café Latino Putumayo World Music/Ode Here we have Putumayo returning to its roots with a new Latin American collection as part of the celebrations for the label’s 20th Anniversary. A selection of contemporary Latin American and Spanish songwriters (including Jehro, Roberto Poveda, Amanda Martinez and Sacha Nairobi) contribute a set of […]Archive
June 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Putumayo Presents Native America
Various Artists Putumayo Presents: Native America Putumayo World Music/Ode Here’s a collection of contemporary Native American music (from the U.S. and Canada), haunting flute music – sure. But beyond that (and around that) there are songs – actual songs. Many of the artists here are singer/songwriters (of Native American descent) using aspects of their heritage […]Archive
May 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: A Day In My Mind’s Mind Volume Four
Various Artists A Day In My Mind’s Mind Volume Four Ode I’ve been enjoying Ode’s recent archival collections – the Ray Woolf one, for example. And here now we have the fourth in the Kiwi psychedelic-pop series, A Day In My Mind’s Mind. Subtitled Heavy Psych, Pop Psych & Sunshine Pop From NZ’s Psychedelic Period […]Archive
May 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman