whilst guitar loops and cosmic synths do battle to see how can inspire the highest state of consciousness in the listener

The lights are low, the vibe underground, the aesthetic lo-fi and the house ritualism real.

The sounds on the whole are warm but somewhat dull, not as in boring, but an opiated dullness that somehow just dissipates energy and stress

Undulating pads, or perhaps old tape loops, distant guitar caresses and probably a few other sound sources I've still to identify come and go

a nice line in somewhat, if not quite full on Scandinavian melancholy, then somewhat subdued, short and sweet, pleasantly hazy ambient.

there is a stunning video too, with Nicholas Krgovich stitching together suitably vintage footage in to the perfect visual accompaniment.

It's a fine slice of broken streetlight and tower block ambient engineering

It's a sprawling, cavernous, refreshingly full bodied ambient excursion that floods through the speakers

happy for new instruments, moods and vistas gradually loom into view, the sense of wonder aide by some low key psychedelic detailing.

After that it's agitated jazz rock does battle with metal guitar mutations as the drums morph into rockier territory when they see fit

hold tight, just wait for the carefree, vintage synth tones and solar powered guitar, both of which ooze summery simplicity

field recordings from long walks on isolated trails are coupled with the gentle piano caresses and a surprisingly robust low frequency pulse

any notion of near dystopias banished by the tenderhearted, emotive vocals, further elevated by her choral colleagues.

a hopeful uplifting tune that showcases his intricate picking, propelled by warm, insistent bass notes

with its late night dirge and low tempo insistence that pulses through the speakers and makes it hard to multi-task whilst listening.

combining his instrument with all sorts of electronic effects to take his bass playing into more ethereal and rarefied realms.

if thoughtful folk rock is your thing then you need to get with the program. I'm certainly now following with interest.

It's some freaky folk fusion that sounds like loads of things and not much at all.

Tonal minimalism provides the emotional heft as ambiguous, insistent electronic sounds ape capitalism's never ending search for profits

the quivering, emotional strings - which sound live slicing through a warm bubbling subterranean synthscape with a neoclassical grace

Sadly this review is also an obituary as Modou "Mamadou" Sarr

It's an introspective yet comforting track and will be a fine companion for any reflective moments that you might be having this weekend.

levitating for as long as possible for maximum effect before gradually fading into the void. There is real beauty in its simplicity.

his wonderfully soft edged, disarming vocals telling a well articulated tale of distance friendships, their difficulties and the joy of those reunions