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May 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Necks: Three

The Necks Three Northern Spy Records / Fish of Milk / Shock Celebrating the passing of three decades together – pointing to the fact that there’s been no line-up changes, the three founder members remaining (still and always) Three is also comprised of three individual 20-minute instrumental pieces; where often The Necks play for one […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 3, Album Review, Bloom, Chris Abrahams, Further, Lloyd Swanton, Lovelock, The Necks, The Necks: Three, Three, Tony Buck, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Underworld: DRIFT: Episode 2 – “ATOM”

Underworld DRIFT: Episode 2 – “ATOM” Smith Hyde Productions A whole year of tracks over 52 weeks, tied with a writing and visual project too: Text, films, music. The Drift Project. That’s been Underworld’s aim across the last year. It’s gone so well it seems there’ll be Drift # 2 – or a new name […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Appleshine Continuum, Atom, Drift, Drift: Episode 2 - "ATOM", EP2, Episode 2 – “ATOM”, Freur, Karl Hyde, Rick Smith, Smith Hyde Productions, The Necks, Underworld, Underworld: DRIFT: Episode 2 – “ATOM”, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Underworld: DRIFT: Episode 1 – “DUST”

Underworld DRIFT: Episode 1 – “DUST” Smith Hyde Productions Always the thinking man’s ravers (oh alright, with a chorus thumping out going “Lager lager lager” they were the drinking man’s ravers too) Underworld started an ambitious project at the end of last year – to release something every week. A whole year of tracks – […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Drift, Drift Project, DRIFT: Episode 1 – “DUST”, Dust, EP, Episode 1, The Necks, Underworld, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Laurel Halo: Raw Silk Uncut Wood

Laurel Halo  Raw Silk Uncut Wood  Latency Recordings  Berlin-based, American-born sound-artist and composer Laurel Halo loves skitterish percussion, tinkering pianos and strident textures. She loves jazz settings – and then totally fucking with them, and she creates the best movie soundtracks for non-existent movies. All of that is on display here on Raw Silk Uncut Wood – but overall this is her most […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ambient, Aphex Twin, Collage, Come To Daddy, Instrumental, Latency Recordings, Laurel Halo, Laurel Halo: Raw Silk Uncut Wood, Raw Silk Uncut Wood, Sculpture, Sound, Soundtrack, The Necks, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Necks: Body

The Necks  Body  ReR  The gentle and then – all of a sudden – furious virtuosity of The Necks is a thrilling thing to discover. And then to rediscover across the albums. Sometimes – as with Open –  they’re set in a quiet, understated framing, or, as with the more recent Unfold it’s about working to a format, creating pieces that fit […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bass, Body, Chris Abrahams, Drums, Guitar, Lloyd Swanton, Open, Piano, The Necks, The Necks: Body, Tony Buck, Unfold, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Necks: Unfold

The Necks Unfold Ideologic Organ Back when this was released – a double album from The Necks arriving early 2017 I was so excited I blogged in anticipation and then forgot to actually review the album. It happens. And yes, I know there’s already another new (brand new!) Necks album – and ahead of that […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2-LP, Album Review, Australia, Body, double-album, Gatefold, Ideologic Organ, Jazz, Mindset, Minimal, Minimalism, Necks, Record, Sex, The Necks, The Necks: Unfold, Trio, Unfold, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

That time I was Co-Pilot on Sydney’s 2Ser “Dirt Music” (Saturday, January 27, 2018)

We were in Sydney just recently, a wee family holiday before the start of school again. The aim was to catch up with family and friends – Katy was there for work too. That was the catalyst. And then I ended up doing a few work-related things. I saw the Foo Fighters and Weezer. I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 107.3, 2018), 2ser, Arsenic and Old Lace, Aussie, Australia, Butterfly P!G, Chris Abrahams, Chris Armour, Chris Armour Quartet, Co-Host, Darren Watson, Dirt Music, Front Lawn, January 27, Kiwi, NZ, PressPatron, Radio, Simon Sweetman, Stuart Coupe, Sydney, TEETH, That time I was Co-Pilot on Sydney’s 2Ser “Dirt Music” (Saturday, The Necks ·

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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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September 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 19 – Album-Length ‘Songs’

It’s been a while – and since the big news for a lot of people this week was the announcement that Sleep will be playing NZ shows next year (for the first time ever) I thought, in honour of the album Dopesmoker we could look at four single-track albums; album-length songs. So here goes…
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 19, A Passion Play, Album-Length ‘Songs’, Albums, Black Unity, Brian Eno, Dopesmoker, Drive By, Five Song, Five Songs, Five Songs For A Friday, Five Songs For Friday, Five Songs For Friday: 19, Five Songs For Friday: 19 – Album-Length ‘Songs’, Jethro Tull, Neroli, Pharoah Sanders, Reflection, Single Track Albums, Sleep, Songs, The Necks, Thick As A Brick ·

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August 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

So Good It Sent Me To Sleep: Albums To Nod Off To (In A Good Way)

I’m often asked if I ever sleep – usually in the form of a Facebook message or a question on Twitter, sometimes it arrives in an email, from a person I don’t really know but I can sense the concern is genuine. I’ve also been asked how I sleep – as in with all the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [OST], Albums To Nod Off To, Albums To Nod Off To (In A Good Way), Ambient, Arve Henricksen, Brian Eno, Electronica, Jazz, Late Night, Max Richter, Score, So Good It Sent Me To Sleep, So Good It Sent Me To Sleep: Albums To Nod Off To (In A Good Way), SoundtrackS, The Necks ·

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February 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 7 – Check Your Neck/s

In honour of tomorrow being the day a new album by The Necks gets released this installment of Five Songs For Friday celebrates the music of one of my all-time favourite groups. This year the Aussie trio celebrates 30 years in the game. Thirty years of taking jazz – and specifically the jazz-trio-format – as a […]
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June 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Avishai Cohen: Into The Silence

Avishai Cohen Into The Silence ECM Not to be confused with the bass-player Avishai Cohen this is the latest album by the trumpeter Avishai Cohen. It’s an elegiac set of reflections on the passing of his father. The band is phenomenal and so deeply respectful towards the material and so aware of each other’s playing […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Avishai Cohen, Avishai Cohen: Into The Silence, Bill McHenry, Chet Baker, Eric Revis, In A Silent Way, Into The Silence, Jazz, Mike Figgis, Miles Davis, Nashee Waits, Requiem, The Necks, Trumpet, Wayne Shorter, Yonathan Avishai ·
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