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November 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Rick Simpson: Everything All Of The Time – Kid A Revisited

Rick Simpson Everything All Of The Time: Kid A Revisited Whirlwind Recordings British jazz pianist Rick Simpson here reworks Radiohead’s Kid A for jazz – specifically for an acoustic quintet. He’s more than ably assisted by Will Glaser (drums), James Allsop (baritone saxophone), Tori Freestone (tenor sax) and Dave Whitford (bass). They take the album, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged $20, 20 Years, 20th Anniversary, Album Review, Dave Whitford, Everything All Of The Time, Everything All Of The Time: Kid A Revisited, James Allsop, Jazz, Kid A, Kid A Revisited, Radiohead, Rick Simpson, Rick Simpson: Everything All Of The Time - Kid A Revisited, Tori Freestone, Will Glaser, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 90

Easy Star All-Stars, Radiodread (2006) I first became aware of the Easy Star All-Stars with their first album – Dub Side of The Moon. It is a brilliant set of covers (reimaginings) of that classic album. Performed in order. These days I get way more of a kick out of listening to that than I […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2006, Airbag, Covers, Dub, Dub Side Of The Moon, Easy Star All-Stars, Horacy Andy, LP, Radiodread, Radiohead, Record, Reggae, The Easy Star All-Stars, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 90, Vinyl ·

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February 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Brad Mehldau: Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film)

Brad Mehldau Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film) Same Player Sign me up for the film straight away: A French translation of the John Fante novella (My Dog Stupid from the posthumous collection West of Rome in which a middle-aged couple with marriage troubles have a big ‘Stupid’ dog come between them – written, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Brad Mehldau, Brad Mehldau: Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film), Charlotte Gainsbourg, Film, Instrumental, Jacques Loussier, John Fante, Mon Chien Stupide, Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film), Movie, My Dog Stupid, Paul McCartney, Piano, Radiohead, Score, Solo, Soundtrack, The Beatles, West of Rome, Yvan Attal ·

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October 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 189: Claire Cowan

Welcome to episode 189 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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September 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 134 – Dianne Swann

Welcome to episode 134 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Dianne Swann is known for her time in the bands Everything That Flies, When The Cat’s Away, The Julie Dolphin, Boom Boom Mancini and – most recently – The Bads. She has performed around the world as a headliner […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Auckland, Boom Boom Mancini, Brett Adams, Cat's Away, Chat, Conversation, Dianne Swann, England, Ep.134, Episode 134 – Dianne Swann, Everything That Flies, Green Day, https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/dianne-swann, Interview, iTunes, La Petite Chocolat, Lorde, Oasis, Radiohead, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 134, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 134 – Dianne Swann, T Leaf T, The Bads, The Julie Dolphin, Tim Finn, When The Cat's Away, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Anna van der Leij

Anna van jer Leij works with “the fantastic folks at Chamber Music New Zealand”, and they’re touring The New Yorker music critic and author Alex Ross with New Zealand mezzo soprano Bianca Andrew and STROMA – an ensemble made up of a selection of NZSO players and pianist Emma Sayers. They mostly perform modern chamber […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alex Ross, Anna van der Leij, Bianca Andrew, Bjork, Chamber Music, Chamber Music New Zealand, Classical, Emma Sayers, Five Albums, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Anna van der Leij, Glass: Piano works, Gloria Cheng, Le Tombeau de Couperin Sheherazade:, Linn Records, Ma Mere L’Oye, Maurice Ravel, NZSO, Ok Computer, Phantasm, Philip Glass, Piano, PR, Promo, Radiohead, Ravel, Special Guest, Spotify, Stroma, The Edge of Light: Messiaen and Sarriaho, The Rest Is Noise, Tye: Complete Consort Music, Vikingur Olaffsson, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

We Need To Not Talk About Muse (Again)

I’d rather not talk about Muse – it’s far more interesting than, say, talking about Muse. But there was a handful of requests for a review of the new album back then in 2015. Then I was told I had to justify feeling that way…vitriol, I was told, was not insight. Fairplay. Here goes: If […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Coldplay, Drones, Green Day, Muse, Prog, Queen, Radiohead, Review, We Need To Not Talk About Muse, We Need To Not Talk About Muse (Again), You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Jonny Greenwood: Phantom Thread [OST]

Jonny Greenwood Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Nonesuch If The Master soundtrack was where it was confirmed that Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood was more than moonlighting, was in fact an actual film score composer, then his soundtrack for Phantom Thread certainly builds on that; is in fact his finest film score to date.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, Bodysong, Composer, Film, Film Score, Jonny Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Jonny Greenwood: Phantom Thread [OST], Movie, Nonesuch, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, PT Anderson, Radiohead, Score, Soundtrack, The Master, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 16 – Brand New Music From Old, Old Favourites

This week it’s all about new music from old favourites. Simple theme. So here goes… 1. Melvins, Christ Hammer There’s a brand new – double – album from the Melvins – I love this band. It all fell into place seeing them live the first time (I’ve caught them three times now, in three different […]
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April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Trading: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

I often see posts on Facebook complaining/warning people to be careful when buying records from TradeMe auctions. The warning/complaint usually suggests that – essentially – things aren’t always what they seem. This is part of buying goods when you can’t see/test them first. You can view pictures, sure, but with something as tactile as vinyl […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2nd-Hand, Angela, Angela (Theme From Taxi), Bob James, Condition, eBay, Facebook, KFC, LP, Music, Ok Computer, Quarter Pack, Radiohead, Records, Remain In Light, Scratches, Social Media, Spotlight On The Kinks, Swap, Talking Heads, Taxi, The Bad and The Ugly, The Good, The Kinks, Touchdown, TradeMe, Trades, Trading, Trading: The Good, Vinyl, Vol. 1 ·

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January 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Albums With Sad Songs ‘Say So Much’: What Are Your Favourite “Sad” Albums?

Last night was the night. I played Neil Young’s Tonight’s The Night album. A brand new, sealed vinyl. Ripped it open. Sat next to the turntable as it played; watching the slight wiggle as the platter rotated. That wobble beneath the surety of the needle. Neil told his stories, eulogising Bruce Berry, the working man, […]
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May 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool

Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool XL Recordings It’s nearly been to the detriment of the music that every Radiohead album for the last decade has been discussed as much for how it came to be – and how you found out about it – as much as there’s been any discussion of the music. Amazing, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Moon Shaped Pool, Album Review, I MIght Be Wrong, In Rainbows, Jonny Greenwood, Kid A, King of Limbs, Max Richter, Nils Frahm, Olafur Arnalds, R.E.M., Radiohead, Strings, Thom Yorke, XL Recordings ·
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