Review: Doc Sleep is an alias for DJ/producer Melissa Maristuen, and this album is reflective of her clubbing experiences in the US and Europe. As one might expect, bringing these varying elements together makes for a varied release. Deep, woozy house prevails on "Palm Reader", while the stripped back "Echo Azure" reveals minimal influences. Cloud Sight Fade also explores home listening territory - "Enchanted Static" is a reflective, downbeat track and "Professor Eucalyptus" serves up melancholic ambience. However, the album's true highlights inhabit the intersection of these styles, with both "Lemon Zest" and the title track delivering dreamy break beat house excursions.
Review: The final part of Dark Entries' long-running series of archival Patrick Cowley releases showcases tracks originally recorded for Afternooners, a late '70s gay porn film by director John Coletti. As with previous Cowley releases on Dark Entries, the double album also contains previously unheard material rediscovered from the Fox Studio archives. It's another essential collection of atmospheric synthesizer music in the producer's distinctive style, all told, with tracks ranging from the whistling cheeriness of "Hot Beach" and the sparkling, cowbell-laden throb of "One Hot Afternoon" to the dubbed-out, semi-ambient dreaminess of "Bore & Stroke" and the humid, upbeat "Jungle Orchid".
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