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June 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present ‘Soul On The Corner’

Various Artists: Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present ‘Soul On The Corner’ Acid Jazz Records It’s easy to be a bit cynical about celebrity-endorsed compilations and – for that matter – non-soundtracking compilations altogether. And this ticks both boxes! But this is totally fantastic and there’s real love and care here, and a track-record too…
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged ‘Soul On The Corner’, 2-LP, Acid Jazz Records, Album Review, Compilaton, DJ, Double, double-album, Eddie Piller, Jazz, Jazz On The Corner, Martin Freeman, Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller, Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present, Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller Present ‘Soul On The Corner’, Record, Soul, Soul Jazz, V/A, Various, Various Artists, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 45: Hugh Masekela– “Home Is Where The Music Is”

Somewhat (sadly) timely to get to this album at this point. Just last month I was on an Australian radio station paying tribute to the great Hugh Masekela. I had a couple of his albums – but not this one. And had never heard this. It’s a terrific album – utterly joyous – just great […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 2ser, Afro-Beat, Funk, Home Is Where The Music Is, Hugh Masekela, Hugh Masekela– “Home Is Where The Music Is”, Music, R.I.P., Seventies, Soul Jazz, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 45, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 45: Hugh Masekela– “Home Is Where The Music Is”, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: BADBADNOTGOOD (January 31, Wgtn)

BADBADNOTGOOD San Fran Wednesday, January 31 On loan from Laneway – Wellington was lucky to get BADBADNOTGOOD back for a show, some five years after they last docked down our way. In that time the prolific jazz/R’n’B combo has released a few new albums and compilations, singles, remixes, live records and plenty of interesting collaborations […]
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October 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Ikebe Shakedown: Stone By Stone

Ikebe Shakedown Stone by Stone Ubiquity Afrobeat-informed soul-jazz instrumentals, always good stuff right? And then you think about how when people try to fill an album with them – unless it’s the real stuff – you can get a bit bored. But the Brooklyn-based Ikebe Shakedown have got that sound down – it’s a bit […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Afrobeat, Album Review, Antibalas, Ikebe Shakedown, Instrumental, Menahan Street Band, Soul Jazz, Stone by Stone, The Crossing, Ubiquity ·

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September 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Calypso – Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-1969

Various Artists: Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-1969 Soul Jazz Calypso might be a dirty word to some, dredging up images of a drunken Beach Boys audience trying to really feel it – or a Jimmy Buffett crowd hoping to get a bit funky – but that’s what happens when people who don’t understand […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Calypso, Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-1969, Compilation, Soul Jazz, V/A, Various Artists ·

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April 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Inner City Beat!

Various Artists: Inner City Beat: Detective Themes, Spy Music and Imaginary Thrillers 1967-1975 Soul Jazz Records Remember that UltraLounge series – strange and wonderful fringe-jazz, exotica, esoterica…well this is like one of those if David Holmes had compiled it; the latest from the ever-reliable Soul Jazz label shines the torch down on these leftover crumbs […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Compilation, Crime, Graphic Novel, Inner City Beat: Detective Themes, Inner City Beat!, Soul Jazz, Soul Jazz Records, Soundtrack, Spy Music and Imaginary Thrillers 1967-1975, V/A, Various Artists ·

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March 31, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Soul Jazz Records Presents Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2

Various Soul Jazz Records Presents: Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 Soul Jazz/Southbound Following on from the previous volume, here we have volume two, more from the vaults; more to explain the seminal German music that so many people seem to be discovering via dance music and post-modern pop. Over two and a half hours, across two […]
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