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April 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Jordan Rakei: Late Night Tales
Various Artists: Jordan Rakei: Late Night Tales Late Night Tales One of the beautiful things about the Late Night Tales brand – and the strength of it as a quality-measure and concept – is that you’ll listen to compilations built by a name you’ve previously not known or really had no interest in. I know […]Archive
February 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: For The Love Of You
Various Artists: For The Love Of You Athens of the North The Athens of the North reissue label always takes you down a new wormhole, finds the sweet spot, opens the door, mixes the metaphor and spins your head with its lush simplicity; its super cool, super sweet ideas. So try this one! A compilation […]Archive
February 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: True Colours, New Colours
Various Artists: True Colours, New Colours Warners Of all the cruel jokes in the world, tribute albums tend to be a specially crafted insult. But this one, this is different. This one is brazen as all fuck. Warner Music decided to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Split Enz’ dynamic and dynamite True Colours – our […]Archive
December 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Come Together – Abbey Road (December 10, Wellington)
Come Together: Abbey Road Opera House Thursday, December 10 Last year some of New Zealand’s best known, much loved musicians banded together and delivered a concert replication of Neil Young’s Live Rust album/show – I went along slightly cynical. I left impressed with the effort – it showcased that wonderful music in the very best […]Archive
December 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Khruangbin: Late Night Tales
Various Artists: Khruangbin: Late Night Tales Late Night Tales This is the one in the series I’ve been most looking forward to this year – for many reasons I guess, chief amongst them is the fact that I’m a pretty big fan of Khruangbin – as I was saying right here just recently.Archive
October 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 28
V/A, Hit Wave 82 (1982) These Various Artists compilations…I used to have so many of them – they’re worthless too, all battered up and bear-soaked and tattered covers but they’re fun. And I still collect them up a bit. Though not as much as I once did. They were fun fillers for DJing – you […]Archive
October 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Hot Chip: Late Night Tales
Various Artists: Hot Chip: Late Night Tales Late Night Tales We make our own playlists and compilations and mixtapes and many people have long given up caring about the curated mix-album…but I’m still a fan. And I love the Late Night Tales series – for a start it’s still going after nearly 20 years (it […]Archive
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…Archive
May 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: I Still Play
Various Artists: I Still Play Nonesuch Records I Still Play is a compilation of brand new solo piano compositions by composers across jazz, classical, pop and experimental (modern) music that have recorded for the Nonesuch Records label. The majority of the works are performed by classical pianist and composer Timo Andres (who also contributes a […]Archive
April 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Ella 100 – Live at the Apollo!
Various Artists: Ella 100: Live at the Apollo! Concord Jazz In 1934 a 17-year old unknown by the name of Ella Fitzgerald took the stage at the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem. It was Amateur Night and that nervous first performance launched a career; she’d barely need that surname after.Archive
March 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman