But Migration is an intricate, fine-tuned return to form, one that both soothes and thrills. 2013’s The North Borders, while certainly as elegant as any of his output to date, was something of a let-down, with Green edging away from the lost-in-the-fog aura of his best work towards a more conventional sound, with an almost traditional approach to songwriting embedded within its skittering rhythms. artist (now based in LA) was an occasionally somber, sporadically lithe and often jazzy take on trip-hop and related downtempo sounds- Animal Magic was released a particularly fertile time for that style of music, in the wake of albums like Cinematic Orchestra’s Motion and Nightmares On Wax’s magnificent Carboot Soul. His mid-period releases, like 2006’s Days to Come or 2010’s Black Sands, both refined the beats and accentuated his music’s lushness. His path towards that rarefied goal, however, hasn’t exactly been a straight line. Ever since, he’s been reaching for an idealized version of that template, towards a thoughtful style that both soothes and resonates. Beginning with Simon Green’s debut under the Bonobo moniker, 2000’s A nimal Magic, right through to his latest, the new Migration, his calling has been clear: he’s made it his mission to create hazy, flowing music that’s equal parts subtle and rich, with an organic feel that is the result of layering live instrumentation over his samples and electronics.
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