Description
2020, 12″ LP, Athens of the North.
This release marks something of a departure for Athens of the North, a label predominantly known for reissuing ludicrously rare funk and soul sevens. For starters, it’s a brand new album, written, performed and produced by jazzman Greg Foat and Warren Hampshire, who’s best known for being a member of The Bees. Then there’s what it sounds like. While there are nods to the organic, immaculately produced soul of Rotary Connection, for the most part Galaxies Like Grains of Sand is a luscious fusion of hazy, Cinematic Orchestra style jazz, folksy downtempo compositions, and the blissful, head-in-the-clouds bliss of new age influenced ambient. Surprising or not, it’s an utterly beguiling album. – Juno
