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The open skies of Ochre's new album, Oversail, replace the dense canopies of his last, Understory, back in 2020. This time, Ochre trades rhythmic intricacy for something more exposed and reflective on a record that unfolds in measured steps, with each passage revealing fragile melodies set against sparse, shifting frameworks. There's a tactile quality to the sound design, hardware elements clicking and sighing like ageing machinery still in motion. Tracks feel suspended and the focus is on slow revelation across the quietly affecting 'Casadastra', airy beauty of 'Meristem' and hopeful synth sequencing of 'Canthropa.'

Listening to Oversail feels a bit like stepping out from a place of comfort and shelter into something wider and less certain. Cristopher Leary aka Ochre - raised in the north of the UK but now resident in The Hague - shapes a landscape of delicate and subtle motion where melody and rhythm feel suspended and never stay fixed in place for long. The tracks unfold cautiously with textures that creak and shimmer. It's detailed but never overcrowded so there is plenty of scope for introspection while slowly moving forward. A perfect antidote for overstimulated minds and a great excuse to disconnect.

TRACK LISTING

Skyway
High Wire
Casadastra
Root Bridge
Poire Noire
Gentle Decay
Slow Blink
Meristem
Bristlecone
Canthropa