Editor R4U

The album begins with "Ease yourself and glide" which is a dreamy poppy tune. The first thing that you notice about the album is that you have to turn it up as it sounds like it's a bad mix. Only after a few tracks do you realize that it's intentional and the fuzzy low tech sound is part of the overall ambience.

"Twilight mushrooms" has a nice female vocal intro and continues as a nice acoustic track with buoyant chorus showing strong Beatles influences. "Spring's near" chugs along with a nice bass line and wind sections. "Yoyo" gives an eighties feel almost a bit like depeche mode, whereas "Ocean house" has a strong 60's ballad feel. "stevie" strays into experimental / oriental sounds reminding me of some of David Sylvian's material. Not sure if it sounds like "ghosts" or the Clangers. "Platonic Rate" stands out and indeed was a single release from the album.

Overall some nice melodies, funky beats, interesting vocals and lots of summer vibes. The mix thing might rub off on me on future plays, but on first impression it's quite irritating and spoils what is otherwise a reasonable album.