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Balearic/Downtempo vinyl represses and restocks
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Vulture Prince (Deluxe Edition) (B-STOCK) (limited 2xLP)
Cat: 454278 2 (B-STOCK). Rel: 01 Jan 90
Review: ***B-STOCK: Sleeve damaged but otherwise in excellent condition***
Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist Aroof Aftab presents her third studio album, and a record that has the power to transport listeners pretty much anywhere. While steeped in traditions stereotypically associated with her homeland, ears more attuned will quickly pick up on just how divergent this is. Whether you'd consider it a classical album is down to how you gauge that genre term, we'd say it has grown broad enough over the past century to definitely include this, but ultimately even that seems reductive.
Elements of poetry, ambient trance, jazz, minimalism, and new age, it's a spiritual and musical experience based around themes of discovery, loss, memory, and intimate connections with the Earth. Sonically, that translates as something that's at once sublime and yet also surprising, combining a multitude of influences from aeons of songwriting to create something that could not have existed in any previous era.
… Read moreBrooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist Aroof Aftab presents her third studio album, and a record that has the power to transport listeners pretty much anywhere. While steeped in traditions stereotypically associated with her homeland, ears more attuned will quickly pick up on just how divergent this is. Whether you'd consider it a classical album is down to how you gauge that genre term, we'd say it has grown broad enough over the past century to definitely include this, but ultimately even that seems reductive.
Elements of poetry, ambient trance, jazz, minimalism, and new age, it's a spiritual and musical experience based around themes of discovery, loss, memory, and intimate connections with the Earth. Sonically, that translates as something that's at once sublime and yet also surprising, combining a multitude of influences from aeons of songwriting to create something that could not have existed in any previous era.
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La Vie Est Belle: Best Of (2xLP + booklet)
Cat: BEC 5614019. Rel: 05 Sep 24
Review: Amadou & Mariam, the legendary Malian duo, celebrate their nearly 50-year career with La Vie Est Belle, a new album that blends their greatest hits since 1998 with fresh tracks. The album showcases the duo's profound impact on the global music scene, highlighting their pioneering role in Afro-pop. Among the album's highlights is the brand-new single 'Beaux Dimanches' (Ever Mihigo Rework), which sounds like their vintage work. The album also includes 'Mogolu,' a Manu Chao-composed track that effortlessly fuses Afro-beat rhythms with modern electronic elements, a reflection of Amadou & Mariam's enduring ability to innovate. Amadou & Mariam's influence spans far beyond their roots, having collaborated with major artists like U2, Coldplay, and Stevie Wonder. Their musical journey began at the Bamako Institute for Young Blind People in the 1970s, and they quickly won over audiences across West Africa before gaining international recognition in the late 90s. La Vie Est Belle revisits iconic tracks like 'Je Pense A Toi,' 'Sabali,' and 'Bofou Safou,' along with collaborations from Dimanche a Bamako and Welcome to Mali, featuring artists like Damon Albarn and K'Naan. The album also explores their more recent works, including tracks from La Confusion and collaborations with contemporary artists like BLOND. With La Vie Est Belle, Amadou & Mariam reaffirm their status as global music icons, continuing to blend traditional Malian sounds with modern influences, all while spreading messages of peace, love and unity through their music.
… Read morePlayed by: AfroBase (Radio Chart)
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Review: Laurie Anderson's latest album, Amelia, marks her first release since the well-received Landfall (2018) and is inspired by the tragic final flight of aviator Amelia Earhart, featuring 22 tracks that delve into her much storied legacy. Collaborating with the Czech orchestra Filharmonie Brno, under Dennis Russell Davies, and a roster of notable musicians including Anohni and Marc Ribot, Anderson crafts a deeply evocative narrative, while the album reflects Anderson's distinct style, blending lyrical introspection with innovative soundscapes. Drawing from Earhart's personal diaries and communications, Amelia explores themes of adventure and disappearance, providing a poignant auditory journey. A renowned avant-garde artist, Anderson's career spans music, visual art, and performance, recognised for her boundary-pushing work and poetic storytelling, and this album continues her tradition of merging the beautiful with the bizarre, as well as offering a fresh perspective on an historic figure.
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Cat: BBM 001. Rel: 13 Aug 24
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Bad Advice (limited 12" in spot-varnished sleeve)
Cat: WPJL 10224. Rel: 22 Aug 24
Review: Acclaimed Japanese artist Cornelius is back with a new three-song EP, Bad Advice/Mind Train, featuring a collaboration with Arto Lindsay. The EP's first single, 'Mind Train,' is an epic nine-minute track inspired by Yoko Ono which blends ethereal space-pop with minimalist structures and bursts of exhilarating chaos. Cornelius describes 'Mind Train' as a symbol of spiritual and inner exploration that is designed to prompt self-reflection. The accompanying video, created by renowned visual stylist Keita Onishi, enhances this journey with stunning retro-futuristic graphics that allow you to explore your own interpretations.
… Read morePlayed by: Marco Gallerani
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Reverence (reissue) (B-STOCK) (180 gram vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: 889854 22811 (B-STOCK). Rel: 01 Jan 90
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Soft Power (translucent green vinyl LP limited to 300 copies)
Cat: TU 006LG. Rel: 05 Sep 24
Review: Ezra Feinberg's Soft Power is a gentle exploration of quiet music, blending lightly jazz-infused acoustic guitars with psychedelic flourishes. Opening with 'Future Sands,' featuring David Lackner on flutes and electronic wind instruments, the album creates a seamless blend of real and synthetic sounds. The title track, Soft Power, is a buoyant, summer-tinged piece with shimmering guitars, flutes, and synths. Feinberg's style evokes the chamber jazz of Penguin Cafe, particularly on 'Pose Beams,' where pianist Robert Lee and synthist Jefre Cantu-Ledesma engage in a freeform duet. The album's highlight, 'The Big Clock,' combines summery guitars and psychedelic synths, reminiscent of Kate Bush's Aerial. 'There Was Somebody There' follows with its soothing, sailing rhythm, while the closing track, 'Get Some Rest,' features Mary Lattimore's harp in a serene, comforting finale. Soft Power is an unassuming yet deeply comforting album, perfect for quiet moments and summer days.
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Mind Blossom (transluscent violet vinyl LP)
Cat: LPMMG 00192C. Rel: 22 Aug 24
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Review: On its initial release in 1994, "Sceneries Not Songs" became deep house legend Larry Heard's first solo album under his given name. At the time, it caused quite a stir on the electronic underground, in part because it saw the Chicago veteran showcase the depth and variety of his musical personality whilst retaining the emotive dreaminess and jazzy inflections that had always been a big part of his work. As this much-needed vinyl reissue proves, it remains a stunning album. Highlights include the sparkling synthesizers, slo-mo grooves and twinkling pianos of "Tahiti Dusk", the classic Heard deep house warmth of "Midnight Movement", the head-nodding trip-hop-goes-ambient jazz flex of "Summertime Breeze" and the luscious beauty of bonus cut "Question of Time".
… Read morePlayed by: Yiannis 'Nova' Dorakis, Owain Kimber (Owain K), Ilija Rudman ( Imogen Recordings ), PHANTOM ISLAND, Matt Pond (DeepSystems), Rai Scott (Inner Shift Music), Chicagodeep, Juno Recommends Deep House, Andrea passenger, DJ ROCCA, Secretsundaze, Sean McCabe, Juno Records Staff Picks
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A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular (180 gram vinyl LP)
Cat: MOVLP 365. Rel: 14 Feb 12
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The Magnificent Tree (Record Store Day 2016) (limited 180 gram audiophile vinyl LP)
Cat: MOVLP 1613. Rel: 26 Apr 16
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I Am Toward You (LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: SH 285LP. Rel: 22 Aug 24
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Grim Iconic (Sadistic Mantra) (limited clear vinyl LP with obi-strip)
Cat: SP 1641X. Rel: 01 Aug 24
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Brotherhood (eco vinyl 12" (comes in different coloured vinyl, we cannot guarantee which one you will receive))
Cat: SRLTD 105. Rel: 18 Jul 24
Review: Sophisticado play host to a tropical deep house collab for the ages. Here Vick Lavender teams up with fellow stalwart Elbert Phillips for a deep, girthy pair lf under-the-palm drenchers. 'Brotherhood' privileges neither artist's preferred style, instead offering two versions of the track - one for Vick and the other for Elbert - while also rounding things off on a 'Drums Mix', closing up shop on a nonetheless still-driven percussive note. Handle this one with care, and you'll be rewarded with flair.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Deep House
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Review: First released way back in 1991, minus a title (that appeared when it was reissued the following year), Mr Monday's 'Daybreak' has long been considered a Balearic classic by those of a certain vintage. Genuinely sunset and sunrise-ready, the original mix is a warming, tactile and pitched down treat full of slow-motion acid house bass, kaleidoscopic chords, spacey synth sounds and sparkling piano motifs - all rising above a languid beat that's perfect for wearing early morning shuffling and seated early evening head-nodding. This Thank You reissues also boasts two previously unheard versions: a deliciously dubbed-out, delay and reverb-laden 'Bonus Beat' take, and a near 10-minute 'bonus dub prayer', full of whispered female vocals, stretched-out grooves and dub-flecked percussion breaks. A genuine must-have!
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Review: On their debut album, 2016's the Tony Allen Experiments, Naples twosome Nu Guinea re-invented tracks by the legendary Afro-beat drummer as synth-heavy chunks of deep jazz-funk and nu-Balearica. For this follow-up - their first full length entirely made up of their own compositions - the duo serves up a set of jazz-funk, disco and boogie cuts rich in both their trademark colourful analogue synthesizer sounds and live instrumentation. It's a formula that guarantees a string of memorable highlights, from the sun-kissed peak-time brilliance of "Disco Sole" and rubbery, funk-fuelled "Je Vulesse" (a killer vocal number), to the wobbly downtempo trip of "A Voce E Napule" and Mizell Brothers fizz of closer "Parev Ajare", the album's most synthesizer-heavy cut.
… Read morePlayed by: Marco Gallerani, Charles Maurice, Lexx, Mukatsuku Records Chart, Rocco Universal, Yiannis 'Nova' Dorakis, Moodena (Tropical Disco Records), Kraak & Smaak, Koichi Sakai, Owain Kimber (Owain K), Spacewalker (Balance), ARSENII, Phillie P (Ice City Rec), Manu Archeo, RUSTAM OSPANOFF., Erik Skantze, Fabietto Delgado (Ankle Release), Adventures In Paradise, Shawn Ryan (Universal Cave), Boy Oliver, Jacques Renault, Dusty / Jazz & Milk, Faze Action, Voodoocuts, Kaoru Inoue, Marcel Vogel, Lipelis, Andaloop (Waswotsch), Far Out Recordings, G&D, Juno Recommends Disco, Nick The Record, I Love Disco!, Ray Mang, Your Name (Legalize Lambada), Roman Rauch, Calamity Jade (Willwork4funk), Darran P, Daniel T. (Cosmic Kids/Heat-Wave), Magnier (House of Disco), DJ ROCCA, Red Greg, Tomasz Guiddo, Cervo (Banana Hill), Fouk, Jura Soundsystem, HOTMOOD, Kalita Records, Jake Stellarwell, LEGO EDIT
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Review: Orlas, a father-son duo consisting of Victor Chicri and Vic Delnur, offers a vibrant blend of Brazilian musical traditions on their debut album Viver o Mar. Named after the Portuguese word for "shores," the project is a heartfelt tribute to the ocean, weaving together elements of samba-jazz, bossa nova, fusion, and disco-funk. Victor Chicri, a seasoned maestro and pianist with deep roots in Rio de Janeiro's 70s music scene, has collaborated with legends like Gal Costa and Seu Jorge. His extensive experience, including performances with the Quincy Jones Orchestra at Montreux Jazz Festival and a Latin Grammy win, shines through in the album's sophisticated arrangements. Vic Delnur, a versatile multi-instrumentalist and producer, brings a modern touch to their sound, drawing on his global experiences playing with artists like Sessa and Mahmundi. The result is a dynamic fusion of old and new, enriched by an eight-piece orchestra that adds lush textures to the grooves. The title track, 'Viver o Mar,' is a smooth, breezy fusion of samba-jazz and disco-funk that captures the spirit of the sea. 'Alagoas,' the second single, is a soulful tribute to Delnur's grandmother, celebrating the simple joys of life in the tropical paradise of her homeland. Viver o Mar is a celebration of Brazilian music's rich heritage, delivered with a modern flair.
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Review: With a storied history stretching right back to the mid-1990s, Reggae Disco Rockers are one of Japan's longest-serving reggae and rocksteady bands. While they're best-known for their original songs, they've delivered some killer cover versions over the years - including 2021's sun-splashed reggae re-imagining of Frankie Knuckles' classic house track 'The Whistle Song'. This seven-inch features another: the band's immersive, loved-up, super-sweet lover's rock-meets-Balearic reggae take on Neil Young classic 'Harvest Moon', featuring some suitably weary, emotive lead vocals from Marter. Flower Records regulars Slowly provide a dreamy and dubbed out take on the flip, as you'd expect given their output in recent times.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Reggae, Reggae Mash Ups Tha Dance !
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Review: For Left Ear's 35th release, the label revisits the archives of Spanish musician Jesus M' Catalan and his project, Respuesta Alternativa. Unlike his previous release, these tracks, which were created between 1987 and 1990, were recently discovered in a forgotten shoebox. While working as a sound technician, Jesus crafted atmospheric tracks in his bedroom, later refining them with collaborator Julian C. Perez. Their music evolved from simple themes with guitars to incorporating vocal samples. Influenced by his Asturian roots, Jesus blended serene and stormy elements, reflecting the contrasting seas of the Balearic and Asturias Islands, creating unique, enduring soundscapes.
… Read morePlayed by: Alexis Le-Tan
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Review: Roggtrax is the latest of many alter-egoic endeavours by Matthieu Roggwiller (aka. Mattrogg) since 2020. His latest 12", 'The Docksides Boy', is a minimal, surfy disco wave-braving - an instrumental dance project homing in on the defined edges of early '80s "Anglo-Saxon disco, blended with sub-Saharan African disco, new wave and art pop of the time. Building off its own coinage - 'electropical' ambience - the sonic palette here is smooth, rhythmical and oded to the guitar, with casual disco hookers like 'Strato' and 'Finger' both in name and in content recalling the image of fingerstyling while overlooking a Mediterranean sundown.
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HLR 001 (12")
Cat: HLR 001. Rel: 02 Sep 24
Review: HLR 001 marks a strong debut for Hidden Liaison Records from Australia, offering a diverse and compelling selection of techno and house tracks. Side-1 kicks off with Say Dare's 'Necessary,' which channels the underground New York house sound of the early '90s. This track's nostalgic grooves and infectious energy set a vibrant tone. Following this, Aris A1 & F Pilling deliver 'Frank Speaking,' a track that masterfully blends melodic deep tech house with elements of techno, creating a rich soundscape. On Side-2, Ewan Jansen's 'Intrastellar' showcases his signature Red Ember style, delivering a classy, well-crafted track that highlights his underrated talent. The EP concludes with PTMC's 'Wiggly George,' a standout piece that fuses futuristic jazz with Detroit techno influences and tribal rhythms, creating a unique builder. HLR 001 is a hot new record that establishes Hidden Liaison Records as a promising label in the techno scene.
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Hidden In The Chaos (heavyweight vinyl 12")
Cat: CHXIV 011. Rel: 18 Jul 24
Review: Chapelle XIV Music, Yoyaku's art gallery label, signs up Shaun Soomro for this beautiful EP which combines elements for mind, body and soul. 'Rage & Harmony' kicks off with some dusty breakbeats and is doused in silky pads awash with subtle euphoria. 'The Laughing Heart' is a blissful ambient interlude full of texture and timbre and 'Illusions Of You (dub)' is a moment of go-slow loveliness on a codeine-paced rhythm. 'Dusk God' shuts down with more misty, grainy, lo-fi ambient and dub fusions.
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It Takes A Thief (reissue) (B-STOCK) (gatefold translucent green vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: 792755 859360 (B-STOCK). Rel: 01 Jan 90
Review: ***B-STOCK: Sleeve damaged but otherwise in excellent condition***
Thievery Corporation's It Takes a Thief serves as a retrospective compilation, offering a selective glimpse into the duo's career. While chosen by Eric Hilton and Rob Garza themselves, the tracklist lacks the variety and intrigue found in other band retrospectives. The formulaic nature of Thievery Corporation's sound remains consistent throughout the album, with familiar elements of trip-hop-inspired lounge beats and pseudo-anonymous international vocals. Political undertones are present in tracks like ;Vampires' and 'Amerimacka,' though it's the sentimental love songs like 'Lebanese Blonde' and 'Sweet Tides' that resonate most deeply. While It Takes a Thief covers the variety of Thievery Corporation's catalog very well. While their discography is vast, if there was any one release by Thievery Corporation to get the most from their career, this has to be it. This reissue honours the original in every sense while adding a beautiful "coke-style" colored vinyl to the package design. This album celebrates some of the best downtempo music in the heyday of the genre.
… Read moreThievery Corporation's It Takes a Thief serves as a retrospective compilation, offering a selective glimpse into the duo's career. While chosen by Eric Hilton and Rob Garza themselves, the tracklist lacks the variety and intrigue found in other band retrospectives. The formulaic nature of Thievery Corporation's sound remains consistent throughout the album, with familiar elements of trip-hop-inspired lounge beats and pseudo-anonymous international vocals. Political undertones are present in tracks like ;Vampires' and 'Amerimacka,' though it's the sentimental love songs like 'Lebanese Blonde' and 'Sweet Tides' that resonate most deeply. While It Takes a Thief covers the variety of Thievery Corporation's catalog very well. While their discography is vast, if there was any one release by Thievery Corporation to get the most from their career, this has to be it. This reissue honours the original in every sense while adding a beautiful "coke-style" colored vinyl to the package design. This album celebrates some of the best downtempo music in the heyday of the genre.
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It Takes A Thief (reissue) (gatefold translucent green vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: 792755 859360. Rel: 19 Aug 24
Review: Thievery Corporation's It Takes a Thief serves as a retrospective compilation, offering a selective glimpse into the duo's career. While chosen by Eric Hilton and Rob Garza themselves, the tracklist lacks the variety and intrigue found in other band retrospectives. The formulaic nature of Thievery Corporation's sound remains consistent throughout the album, with familiar elements of trip-hop-inspired lounge beats and pseudo-anonymous international vocals. Political undertones are present in tracks like ;Vampires' and 'Amerimacka,' though it's the sentimental love songs like 'Lebanese Blonde' and 'Sweet Tides' that resonate most deeply. While It Takes a Thief covers the variety of Thievery Corporation's catalog very well. While their discography is vast, if there was any one release by Thievery Corporation to get the most from their career, this has to be it. This reissue honours the original in every sense while adding a beautiful "coke-style" colored vinyl to the package design. This album celebrates some of the best downtempo music in the heyday of the genre.
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Review: The homonym "bender" is a revealing one. When we embark on an all-night bender, what do we bend, exactly? Rules? Gender? Truth? Whatever the case, the latest U-Bend release will, as the name suggests, insist that you bend, but not break, your sonic ossifications, your obstinacies, your set-in-your-wayses. On their third vinyl release, described as a crock of "certified benders" (we didn't know there existed an awarding body), we're urged to chug rather than gyrate, with both tracks, '50Peter20' and 'Bending You Bending Me', clocking in at 100BPM and 90BPM respectively. Both effortfully reconstructed 80s-ish new wave and pop tracks, the former chugs against a familiar, sample-riffic night-flight romp with the strength of a heavyweight imbiber; the latter peppers things out somewhat, with its piecemeal mallet ricochets and freqqy builds, coiling round a central five-note, sampled melody, again, whose origin is unknown. A thoroughly rewarding bender; we feel stretched, not torn.
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Review: Delia Recordings is a new micro-label from Nottingham that launches into the world with this very tidy new album, Then Horizon Is On The Horizon. It's a various artists collection of absorbing works curated, mixed and produced by lifelong gear collector Matt Horobin and it comes on vinyl and CD and includes postcards. The tracks are all taken from three upcoming albums the label is working on by artists Brown Fang, Torn Sail and Shrinkwrap, and bridge the gap between the local evolving Balearic scene and Laurel Canyon escapism. Gentle grooves, downbeat dub and delicate drones all feature.
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Review: Hatti Vatti's new album, Zeit, brings a diverse blend of organic electronic music. Drawing on a wide range of influences, it channels the essence of festival bands like the Ullulators and evokes the mellow, cosmic vibes of Hawkwind during Harvey Bainbridge's era. This Polish experimentalist, aka Piotr Kalinski, combines electronics, guitar and production to create an album for those who enjoy their dreams in tangerine hues. Zeit marks Hatti Vatti's first LP since 2017's Szum. For this album, Kalinski collaborated with notable Polish jazz musicians, inviting them to improvise with his compositions. Rafal Dutkiewicz (drums), Pawel Stachowiak (bass), and Piotr Checki (saxophone) contribute their talents, having worked with renowned acts like EABS, Skalpel, and Slawek Jaskulke. The resulting album is an eclectic mix that transcends genre boundaries, echoing Japanese ambient, krautrock, jazz, and dubby UK bass. Zeit stands out as a distinctive, dubby electronic space rock album, adding a unique flavour to the label's impressive catalogue.
… Read morePlayed by: Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz
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Summer Selections Three (12")
Cat: NUNSSS 003V. Rel: 07 Sep 21
Review: If you're after atmospheric, sun-soaked contemporary Balearic beats, you should look no further than the latest Summer Selections EP from Phil Cooper's impeccable NuNorthern Soul label. Comprised of previously digital-only cuts and bits lifted from forthcoming albums, it's a genuine six-track treat. Our picks of a very strong bunch include the shimmering, slow-motion nu-disco of Marshall Watson's 'A Door in the Sky', the bleeping space melodies and bubbly electronic beats of Gusk's 'Sketch #4 Anafi Nights', the immersive Balearic dub of George Solar's suitably slow 'Infrared', and the reverb-laden woozy warmth of BJ Smith and Huw Costin's superb 'Sun When You Come'.
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