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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 – […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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…Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
October 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman