Richard Barbieri - Under a Spell

On the album, Barbieri was intent on capturing the atmospheres and moods that his disconnected brain was conjuring rather than slaving over arrangements and melodies. Songs such as 'Flare', 'Serpentine', 'Sleep Will Find You' and its companion piece-of-sorts 'Darkness Will Find You' are sharply defined despite their dream-inspired genesis. The album's title perfectly encapsulates the haunting, evocative world Barbieri has created. Songs such as the skittering, billowing 'Clockwork' and 'Sketch 6's dub-inspired soundscape hang suspended in that strange half-world between sleep and waking - a subconscious reflection of the surreal state the planet has found itself in over recent months.

Disc 1:
1) Under a Spell (7.19)
2) Clockwork (2.33)
3) Flare 2 (8.51)
4) A Star Light (3.50)

Disc 2:
1) Serpentine (6.22)
2) Sleep Will Find You (2.51)
3) Sketch 6 (6.30)
4) Darkness Will Find You (4.58)
5) Lucid (6.14)