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Abakus
That Much Closer To The Sun
LSD (UK)
More utterly amazing chill out, this time from the UK’s Russell Davies, aka Abakus. What to say about this then, the album that stuck by me for so much of summer, like a faithful doggy? It’s one of those sun-drenched records… the stillness and beauty that’s gone into the production and movement in the tracks is uncommonly good, and the shimmering, lazy mastering adds to the dreamy, three-beers-at-lunch-now-I’ve-got-sunstroke haziness. That Much Closer To The Sun works incredibly well as an album, with samples from Easy Rider brought in on the first track, recurring throughout the album; a simple but effective trick that makes you aware of the thought that’s gone into this. Best when it’s in lazy break beat territory rather than 4-4, the changes and the attention to detail are gorgeous. Utter, utter highlight is Nightwalker, a serious contender for my track of the year -- smooth, easy beats wash under a smooth, delectable guitar line (which may or may not be an interpretation of the intro to Hendrix’s All Along The Watchtower), chord changes to die for, and a groove that puts on your face a smile that takes ages to shift. This is one of those rare albums that’s a classic whether or not you give two hoots about “psychedelic” music; an utter masterpiece, and just thinking about it makes me want to take the rest of today off and listen to it. Which I think I will.
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... 2004 
