But what really marks the LP out is her willingness to take those traditions and influences and give them a twist or ten

Khyoot seemingly takes its inspiration from the genteel, somewhat stoned folk sounds of 1960’s England.

This is not just any old ambient folk LP, this is one of those by which others are judged.

Ak’chamel inhabit dimly lit Fourth World backstreets where the false gods of neo-liberalism are sacrificed in psilocybin fuelled rituals

hints of his dance music deviance littering the low lit 80s and post punk nodding instrumentals

"hit play on this astrally inclined voyage into psychedelic folk rock realms."

"on V​ė​jula they’ve dialled up the electronic density and increased the cosmic intensity to create an ambient kosmische folk wonderland"

It’s a magical place where electronic music not only imitates but synergises with nature

Simplicity, gentleness and purity are the order of the day here, and I couldn’t think of a better Sunday soundtrack

Yemeni wedding punk, thumping space rock, astral folk, urban Arabian attitude and hyper-speed Middle Eastern futurism

post rock, cosmic minimalism, low key abstract funkiness and some nu-jazz fusion freakiness amongst the percussive drive

a drifting, deeply calming, subtly repetitive and hence hypnotic, hour long electroacoustic work

from MPB to bossa through to samba soul

"but seems to have decided light grey cloud shrouded, classical nodding ambient compositions are the way forward"

to go on an epic 57 minute cosmic voyage that drifts and shifts like a bull grazing in a weed shop.

an inward or outward, depending on your mood, voyage into higher states of consciousness. Ideal for the wakers & bakers, wokers & tokers.

"find a moment to focus if you can on its folkloric, sometimes classical, often musique concrète, yet always beguiling sounds."

sink into his soft edged beats and ambient drift, where even the club constructs are designed for the start of night or after the after party

Most tracks float effortlessly through the speakers and hang in the air like your wayward uncle’s cigarette smoke,

she curiously explores and toys with the worlds of orchestral assisted MPBs, dream samba, acoustic roots and old and nu-bossa

an unflinching lo-fi vibe, which adds a shadowy, THC saturated mood to the deep rooted soul and low slung funkiness

the track selection is impeccable and the mixing spot on; a smoother flowing ambient suite you’ll struggle to find.

which encouraged Hennig to adopt a textural approach Harris to get his pedals out and Baldwin to swirl with these lighter than air exchanges

Live drums, bass, percussion, melodica, organ - tick. Killer roots reggae - double tick