For his ever growing fanbase - those Tamagotchi utopias are still shining ever present in crystalline hi-def. STAFF COMMENTS Matt says: Beginning with the pure celestial tones of "Breeze", you could be mistaken to think Apta had taken a turn towards Iasos' deep sound spirituality. ‘Spark’ is five minutes of impudent pizzacato that launches into the softest of beats, and closer ‘The Inward Eye’ is a gentle awakening with a smile a mile wide. ‘12v’ is the most Eno-esque, a delicate dance of puckish guitar and electric piano slowly subsumed by the ebb of modular synths. It is an idle sunny afternoon of a record, steeped in restless daydreams of hovering dragonflies and slow-moving water. Based in Manchester, he cites Sigur Ros and Boards of Canada as influences, but the album has more in common with the sense of pastoral stillness evoked so perfectly by Brian Eno on the blissful second side of Before And After Science.
Festivals staring at shifting clouds, green grass tickling your neck…” So says Barry “Apta” Smethurst of the feel he was aiming to capture on this superlative collection of instrumentals. “Hazy summer montages, worn film and distant fuzzy rock radio.
Includes bonus track not on original release. New CD edition of January's quickly sold-out cassette 'Vignettes'.
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