Cat: IFEEL 055CD. Rel: 4 Jul 16
Balearic/Downtempo
Track 1. Brunch With Suki |
Track 2. Over At Dieter's Place |
Track 3. Driving To Cap Negret |
Track 4. Winter Sunset Sky |
Track 5. Distant Storms At Sea |
Track 6. Cirrus & Cumulus |
Track 7. Der Stern Der Nie Vergeht |
Track 8. Forgotten Island |
Track 9. One Slow Thought |
Globetrotting producer Mark Barrott has been creatively reinvigorated since moving from Uruguay to Ibiza a few years back. Here, the exiled Sheffielder serves up a second helping of Sketches From An Island, once again proving that his Balearic instincts are as sharp as ever. As with the first volume, Barrott focuses on sun-kissed positivity, variously blending head-nodding hip-hop beats, jazzy guitars, dreamy synths, hazy trumpet solos, Jose Padilla influences, Reichian marimba patterns, and a variety of knowing global influences. This is music to soundtrack sunsets, sunrises, lazy afternoons by the pool, and humid evenings supping ice-cold cocktails. In truth, few do it better than Barrott.