Tracklist
1 | Dawn Song | 4:12 | |
2 | Got Away Dub | 3:51 | |
3 | Two Ones | 4:38 | |
4 | Asp | 3:26 | |
5 | Lisle | 3:10 | |
6 | Ambergris (Blue) | 4:03 | |
7 | Sunchoke | 5:14 | |
8 | Fainting Pill | 4:00 |
A collection of eight vignettes constructed via a patchwork sampling process.
Easy on the ear and with overflowing levels of serotonin, Gi Gi is a snug fit for the label; sanguine but just the right side of soporific, with a vibe that dials up echoes of classic downtempo Balearic crossed with turn-of-the-century trip hop somewhere between Olive’s ‘You’re not Alone’, William Orbit’s once ubiquitous ‘Strange Cargo III’ album and early Terre Thaemlitz - with a sound sensitive soulfulness and warmth.
Jazz drums, guitar and midi-flute conjure bright blue skies and cirrus streaks in ‘Dawn Song’, while ‘two ones’ doubles the tempo on a swaying jungle flex that also perfuses the hazier hues of ‘Ambergris (Blue)’ and dances around the links between deep house, ambient and D&B like Terre Thaemlitz’s classic ‘Tranquilliser’ (1994) in the lilting congas of ‘Asp’, caressing strums of ‘Lisle’, and the piano-led ambient blues of ‘Sunchoke’ ... The last gasp of summer, right here.