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Review: Having made his name in kosmische stargazers Emeralds, Mark McGuire has further carved out a niche for himself as a purveyor of gently reflective instrumental guitar music that's invariably redolent of a certain melancholia and autumnal reflection. If anything, he's simplified his style over the years whilst also steering clear of the cliches his other six-stringers fall prey to, and 'Ideas Of Beginnings' is even more acoustic-based than anything he's produced thus far, looping his delicate filigree to create warm and enveloping soundscapes of considerable beauty and delicacy. Less a hippyish mission statement than a simple description of the record's contents, "Ideas Of Beginnings' is every bit an fresh audial new dawn.

Review: Good quality sleep, so the scientists say, can be the difference between living the life you should and having it cut short by all sorts of issues from dementia to heart disease. It's a hotly debated subject in the modern times of endless information streams, blue light and the attention economy and one that Six Organs of Admittance tackle head on with Sleep Tones, an electronic double album of ambient sounds designed to accompany listeners through an extended narcoleptic trip. It is a proud sonic status that encourages you to lose yourself in the moment and enjoy the dream state that results whether through headphones or a decent sound system.