The extension of Mark Doyle's four-hour radio sessions on Jazz FM to a series of compilations has proved a masterstroke, with the superb Winter Chill and Serve Chilled albums successfully transcribing the sleepy playlists of the show to a permanent medium. This second volume proves as accomplished as its forebears with the packaging again opening out to two compact discs, the first ...
Rooted in jazz, soul and blissed-out dance music, Urban Dwellers are poised to make the strains of life evaporate away. Shop Worn Angel, a collection of cool, grown-up ambient tracks gently directed by a sweet, understated vocal, is certainly music that demands very little effort. "Lover Man", a languid take on the classic jazz standard, gently nudges the album into action. This ...