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Kennebec
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Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: This second long-player from Portland's Eric Phillips is sitting in our Balearic/Downtempo section - and when we say "downtempo", we mean it! Three or four of the tracks come devoid of any drums whatsoever, and the album never gets beyond walking pace when beats ARE involved, so if you're looking for floor-fillers you'll be disappointed. But if it's strictly chill-out fare you're after then 'Without Star Or Compass' packs plenty of fluttering acoustic guitars, gently tinkling ivories, sampled birdsong etc etc - and more importantly boasts two clear standouts, in the form of the almost Dead Can Dance-like 'Northern Flight' and, best of all, the haunting, melancholic folk/soul of 'Open Air'. File under "fragile and beautiful".
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ALN 66
28 Oct 22
Balearic/Downtempo
28 Oct 22
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: Inspired by a trip to the remote Olympic peninsula in America's Pacific North West, Eric Philips began work on "Departure", his debut album as Kennebec, way back in 2017. While it took over two years to complete, the resultant set is impressive in its scope, vision and imaginative approach to intoxicating musical fusion. Rich in live instrumentation - folksy fiddles, acoustic guitars, bittersweet pianos, fluttering flutes and languid jazz horns - but rooted in broken beat, nu-jazz and downtempo grooves, the album is so assured and well produced that you'd expect it to come from a far more experienced producer. It has the feel of a future downtempo classic to rank alongside the best sets of the nineties and noughties, and we can think of no higher praise than that.
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ALN 58
14 Feb 20
Balearic/Downtempo
14 Feb 20
Balearic/Downtempo
