Jacob Moore - All In Time - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Joshua Hyslop - Echos [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/23/2018

Hailed as Inchone of the most remarkable voices of their generationInch (The Independent), Scotland's Jacob Alon redefines contemporary folk with their debut album, In Limerence. Featuring the acclaimed singles InchFairy In A Bottle,Inch InchConfession,Inch and InchLiquid Gold 25,Inch the Dan Carey-produced record weaves poetic storytelling with ghostly vocals and intricate guitar work. Alon's deeply personal songwriting has earned praise from Clash, Billboard, and The Times, plus an appearance on Later... with Jools Holland and support from BBC 6 Music. A haunting yet hopeful debut, In Limerence cements Alon as a singular new voice in British folk. CD Digisleeve.

2018 . Many often lament the lack of 'humanism' in electronic music, citing it's often-cold sterility and inorganic elements, sounds created by robots for robots. The very nature of 'electronic' music means that this is usually an occupational hazard; in other words, you want warmth, go to the tropics. Well, Jacob Newman's newest recording is here to tell you that you don't have to travel far to bask in the sunshine, and that electronic music can indeed illuminate the soul in all the right places. Newman's past work has in fact embraced the human condition with true aplomb, a method he let's spring full force this time around, connecting the fragility of our surrounding ecosphere with our own desire to harness nature, in this case via a devastating arsenal of supple, coaxing keys, and some of the lushest digitalia this side of the fourth world. Tracks such as InchSix Legs & WingsInch, InchForest Floor, SpringtimeInch, and InchCreature LoopsInch finds Newman teasing our ears in a phantasmagorical sonic diorama, replete with agile, unidentifiable fauna sprinting amidst vivid riots of reds, greens, and yellows. How he manages to bring these electronic sprites & landscapes to life remains a mystery, but for us, the benefactors, such ambiguity works beautifully in our favor.