The team
of Warren Hampshire and Greg Foat have already given us some amazing music on record – but this strangely-titled set may well be their crowning achievement so far! The set's got kind
of a creepy look and feel – and a layout that replicates some
of the more sophisticated UK jazz titles on the Argo Records label at the end
of the 60s. And the style here is very much in keeping with that spirit – this straight mixture
of light and darkness, delivered by the duo in a way that's more subtle than before – yet even more powerful too! Hampshire plays guitars, organ, and other keyboards – and Foat adds in more keyboards and bass, while both handle some other effects and sounds – but the real difference here is the album's use
of larger string arrangements – not full orchestrations, but just the right kind
of light colors and shadings that you might have heard on a record by Nick Drake, Colin Blunstone, or some
of the other hipper British singers at the start
of the 70s. The approach is more holistic than their previous jazz efforts – not entirely in that side
of the spectrum – and more a beautiful record
of rich yet melancholy instrumentals. Titles include "Crows Feet", "The Hive", "The Elderflower", "Honey Dreams", "Rain Clouds", "Winter Bound", and "The Fly & I".