(Ambient) The Boats - Saturation, Humm and Hiss - 2008, MP3 , 192 kbps

More frayed loveliness from The Boats, this time pressed up in
an edition of 200 copies on the gorgeously bijou 'Our Small
Ideas' imprint - and another one of those sought after
pressings that always seem to disappear in a couple of days.
The 5 tracks here are just sublime, including the affected
acoustic guitar and late night tinkering of "On The Level", a
track that slowly rolls into its own pace, developing melodic
hooks out of clipped fragments and easing into a gradual 4/4
shuffle that's quietly euphoric and almost out of joint with
its shimmering surroundings."Harry stop it, please" opens with
a padded dub reverberation aided by aged acoustic instruments
and shimmering keys - the sort of thing that the Remote Viewer
have made such a name for themselves with and that never fails
to completely draw us in - it's just completely lovely. Aus
features on a remix of 'Little Song At Little Time", while
"Italics Mine" quite possibly steals the show with its gentle
chiming cascade and interwoven found sounds - an ageless
classic from this ever brilliant band. Highly Recommended.