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February 8, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Zombi: Liquid Crystal

Zombi Liquid Crystal Relapse The duo Zombi (named after the Dawn of the Dead film – specifically its Italian title) has made a half dozen full-lengthers and at least as many EPs, mini-albums and split releases. Here’s an EP – that is effectively album-length (five instrumental tracks running half-an-hour feels a bit like Pink Floyd […]

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December 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Tangerine Dream: Probe 6-8

Tangerine Dream Probe 6-8 Kscope Over the last two months I have gone near full immersion into the world of Tangerine Dream. It wasn’t because there was a new album coming, it was because I knew the name and influence, I knew the ideas and sound and I’d heard several of the soundtracks – at […]

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January 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Nathan Micay: Industry OST

Nathan Micay Industry OST LuckyMe I really enjoyed the TV series Industry – and I’ve recommended it to a few people that have either hated it instantly or told me they’d already tried it and couldn’t get past the first episode. One of the complaints, too, was the film’s relentless music; sitting deep inside and […]

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April 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Daniel Lopatin: Uncut Gems – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Daniel Lopatin Uncut Gems – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Warp Records A strange adrenalin pushes the movie Uncut Gems – but then its anti-hero Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) is compelled by a very strange adrenalin: For him it’s less about winning than it is not completely losing. In his gambler’s mind if he doesn’t lose […]

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April 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 55: Tangerine Dream – “Phaedra”

I had never really listened to Tangerine Dream and I don’t know why. I mean, beyond the fact that there’s nearly 200 albums across 50 years or whatever; hard to know where to start. Well, get this, I started, just recently, with a movie soundtrack from the 1980s – a completely random thing, just some […]

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November 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 476

Tangerine Dream, Near Dark [OST] (1987) Holy fuck Tangerine Dream has pumped out some albums eh…and d’you know, this is the only one I own. And I received it just over a week ago – a kind soul posted it to me. I haven’t seen the film either. But I did enjoy listening to the […]

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December 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Masayoshi Fujita: Apologues

Masayoshi Fujita Apologues Erased Tapes A shade-cloth of sound, draped over a movie that isn’t actually there – to hang as perceptual/perpetual soundtrack and softening hue, this is the second solo album by Fujita, the second set of pieces to combine a classical composer’s approach with that of a jazz improviser. Here, again, is Fujita […]