#2586 Joseph Shabason - Aytche

A smotheringly soft, warm swirl of wobbly acoustic bass, breathy horns, echoing soft piano -- all offset by icy electronic washes and twinkles, and the occasional blast of guitar horror. The analog/artificial divide's palpable, strangely tense, occasionally beautiful, like an artier version of Bon Iver's latest. A fascinating production-era hybrid that I want to love, but it just isn't that good to listen to. Might have been a real classic if it could've found a little more heart in those echoes 3.5/5