With 'Easy', Weschel Garland (aka Jorg Follert) has somehow captured that transcendent moment when a summer afternoon drifts lazily into a summer's evening; taking with it the salty remnants of the day and introducing the intoxication of night. Opening with an outwardly mournful guitar, first track 'Walker' is a smear of acoustic beauty; with Follert tenderly detailing the glow of companionship where, alongside a fragile whisper from Natalie Beridze and snatches of clunking percussion, it soon blooms into the kind of song which marries a slight but emotionally bold vocal to undulating instrumentation. The result? Beautiful. Elsewhere, 'White Circle' coaxes sunny dub into a string lashed partnership with Ennio Morricone-esque compositions, 'ABC to Be' is a tenebrous crease of incremental acoustic splendour, whilst the electronica undercarriage of 'Be, Baby (The Sea)' juxtaposes perfectly with the synth choirs and piano-etched vocals.
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