It was in 2010 when
Black Sands
elevated
Simon Green
to new heights as an electronic producer in many people’s eyes and ears. Few who followed Green’s trajectory from the get-go would have been surprised by this – or, indeed, by the gentle contours and beautiful widescreen sounds which dominate his fifth album.
The Northern Borders
is Green at his best, making warm- hearted, hazy, intricate grooves that coax you closer with their details. He has a canny knack of attracting the right voices, with Erykah Badu (alien soul from the far side of the moon on
Heaven for the Sinner
), Cornelia (
Closer Pieces
) and Grey Reverend (the lush, strung-out
First Fires
) adding some plush tones here.
Cirrus
is perhaps the best example of Green’s craft as an instrumentalist, a track full of emotional drive and aplomb. Time to hit the north.
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Download:
Cirrus
,
Heaven for the Sinner
