Ashra - New Age of EarthNew Age Of Earth is a record full of contrasts: the throbbing, techno predicting "Sunrain" opens the album; with its waves and crickets sound effects, "Ocean Of Tenderness" pulses gently like a space age early Fleetwood Mac; "Deep Distance" brings elements of surf music into glacial electronica. At 21 minutes long, "Nightdust" occupies all of the album's second side, a ruminative, slowly unfolding piece that, after its crescendo, gives way to

life flows in endless song

Known for his numerous albums

off-color "Uni-High Beefrag

The Wailers and many others

Then of course there's the American music

to the sublime synth celebration explorations of ‘Painted The Room’

‰۝ - Pitchfork "A beguiling debut - a warm bath of baroque pop

unknown journey

Dolly Mixture should have been massive - so just sit back and enjoy these charming songs that have aged like a fine wine

This is a thoughtfully considered album of quiet

from the first stirrings of opener ‘De-Hibernate’

Aretha Franklin’s ‘It Ain’t Fair’ from her 1970 album ‘This Girl’s In Love With You’