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January 31, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1426
David Bowie, Low (1977) I can’t remember when I first heard this – but it was somewhat late in the piece. I’d heard loads of other David Bowie albums and compilations before I got to this. By the time I got to this in fact I’d heard all about it, read about it, knew about [...]Archive
December 6, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
Brian Eno: LUX
Brian Eno LUX Warp The relationship between Brian Eno and Warp has seen Eno back on form – at least as far as the record-buying public sees it anyway. Eno has always existed in a variety of roles, and his music does that too. But certainly his music on the Warp label seems a good [...]Archive
April 13, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1533
Talking Heads, Fear Of Music (1979) As I’ll say every time, all the time, every Talking Heads album contains some (plenty) of magic. Fear Of Music is (certainly) no exception. I remember hearing a few of these songs out of context, away from the album first. Some of my favourites from the band: Heaven, Life [...]Archive
March 31, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1552
Phil Collins, No Jacket Required (1985) The rules are pretty simple. You are allowed to like Phil Collins for his early work with Genesis (especially when he was a drummer). You are in fact allowed to like him as a drummer. This means you can even go back to Brand X and you can certainly [...]Archive
March 22, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1567
Robert Fripp, Network (1985) A network is important for a guitarist like Robert Fripp. I’ve been enjoying this mini-album/EP. It showcases some of his musical friends (Daryl Hall, David Byrne, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno) but it also, naturally, showcases Fripp. You might hear him play wilder stuff elsewhere – but there’s a logical [...]Archive
December 21, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1707
Disasteradio, Charisma (2010) I’ve always applauded the Disasteradio work ethic and the fact that this guy has his shtick locked down; he’s committed to it – he serves this music, he works hard and this music works for him. He lives it. He’s toured NZ relentlessly and gone out from there to parts of the [...]Archive
October 25, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1791
Harold Budd/Brian Eno, Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror (1980) The second in Brian Eno’s ambient series (hey, the clue is in the title!) this owes as much or more to Harold Budd’s work (the clue is in the order of the musicians). Eno had produced Budd and the pair decided to collaborate, so it’s [...]Archive
September 23, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1836
Brian Eno, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (1983) One of the great pleasures and treasures of interviewing musicians is getting to talk to them about music; not just their music but music – in general. It’s often inspiring, always interesting, sometimes quite exciting and – well – it beats talking to yourself. Recently Dave Dobbyn very [...]Archive
August 3, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1906
The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) I’ve told you already that my favourite VU album is Loaded; it was the first VU album I heard in its entirety – but my introduction to The Velvet Underground was still the debut album – because I first heard songs from the debut album. So [...]Archive
May 20, 2011 by Simon Sweetman