Lav's Music Corner

Review by Lav: Nala Sinephro is an artist I really should have known about sooner. Back in 2021 I was blindsided by the release of a new ambient jazz album from a new artist debuting on Warp records. Given my admiration for both the genre and the label I was thrilled to dive into it and the record lived up to my expectations. So this time around as Nala geared up to release her second album three years later, I was prepared. Once again, she's delivered an excellent outing.  The record starts off in familiar fashion with long ambient jazz compositions that are in line with what I was anticipating. The 7-minute opener Continuum 1  is simple in terms of instrumentation worked into the arrangement and yet it still makes it to some interesting places. While Nala's synths and the steady backing drums are omnipresent, it's most playful element if wandering saxophone. The sax dominates the attention of the track while it's around at both its liveliest moments early on and its s...