Exek - Biased Advice 02/04/2026 JC The sleeve

The sleeve

" a heartbreaking ballad written in lockdown as a moving dedication to human strength and connection when faced with life's tribulations

Spirit Adrift

This is a beautiful recording

in which Sakamoto and Toop seem less concerned with establishing an overarching structure than in allowing each moment the space it needs to develop and breathe

Exek - Biased Advice 02/04/2026 JC The sleeveVinyl LP pressing. 2021 release. "A weird trip of a band The second this was playing I was immediately hooked. I initially dove in because their name was attached to Mikey Young for mastering (I have a rule with Mikey if he had his hands on it, it's probably worth a listen). This band exceeds in all my trials. Esoteric nature, but oddly poppy and ready to prick up any ears out there. Deconstructed, but full of hooks. If I were a lazy man, and I am, I