A late night hypnogogic atmosphere is promptly set, the perfect zone for the machine warped spectral voices to haunt.

A pleasing drone gets the ball rolling, the perfect intro and backdrop to Manson's warm, intricate acoustic guitar work and gently insistent refrains that set a classic folk course

Kicking off with some minimal yet fluid drums and bass - both from the man himself, that anchor the ambient atmospherics, the low gravity sax of Julien Fillion drifts in from a happy place

Cowley gets the ball rolling on “Tear” with some minimal, somehow distant keys that set a melancholic tone for the prompt arrival of Tsupryk’s achingly beautiful violin

he’s also got a fondness for fusing pan-Latin sounds with star gazing electronica, and for this new LP on the reliable Shika Shika label he’s marshalled quite the ensemble, made them some sandwiches and packed them off on a cosmic cruise.

This is a hell of an audio visual production that only really makes sense when it's seen and heard. It looks like Adam Curtis might just have some competition from this family in Colorado.

Jazz fans get straight over to this album, it’s like the good old, bad old days all over again.

Sahko Recordings deserve a long service achievement award for outsider electronica over the decades and you have to admire their continued vision in getting these three boundary nudging artists to align.

Packing his vintage reel to reel alongside his trusty 12 string guitar and a change of socks, Crosby headed south from his Boston home to the Blue Front Cafe, the oldest surviving juke joint in Mississippi

Knouse adopts a similar laidback approach to his guitar playing, ambling along seemingly lost in thought most of the time, occasionally upping the intensity and form to accentuate his vocals when he feels like it.

drops the dance floor designs for a lovely warm Sunday morning vibe, even daring to venture north of the border on “Favela“ to pay respects to the care free bossa sounds of their neighbours.

a stunningly constructed blend of field recordings, minimal piano and ambient textures that will keep the attentive headphone clad listener busy

With both percussion and horn set to transcend, the only thing to do is go with the cosmic flow and contemplate that there just might be more out there

the LP with a bang and an insistent groove, with Garwood’s one man jazz funk horn section, haunting guitar atmospherics and spoken words conjuring a swampy, noirish jazz blues vibe, something of a recurring theme

as fluid, bumping a bassline as your dancing feet could hope to meet, which will get even the most wall glued party attendees looking for the shortest route to the dance floor.

Perhaps he’s mellowing with age, but those beats have been left in a club somewhere, replaced with a decidedly modern ambient sound, that still retains a cultured ethereal sensibility.

I'm guessing the arrival of Spring resonates even more in Canada, with its longer and harsher winters, and Riana's new single celebrates this seasonal unfolding and the accompanying mental and physical blossoming of the country's residents

The album is a start to finish meditative joy, a welcome return from Guidry and an auspicious start to her label.

A simple, brisk, hypnotic guitar refrain stops just short of toe tapping, but should immediately get heads turning and nodding

It’s a pleasingly off-kilter collection of darker ambient hues and quirky songs that inhabit a distinctly underground bunker, but which sit together very nicely as a cohesive listen.

Purkins and The Co-Operators more than do their part, laying down deep warm roots riddim after riddim with all the right amounts of Pablo blessed melodica, countryman flute, righteous horns and choice effects.

Mayraz for his part has got his synths set to vibe, content to sit back and ride the compelling riddim, embellishing the groove with his succinct phrasing, cosmic chords and astral jazz vibes

but man and machine soon start to swirl and synergise, weaving cosmic patterns that slowly unlock your doors of perception so you too can see the light