It was in 2010 when

Black Sands

elevated

Simon Green

to new heights as an electronic producer in many people’s eyes and ears. Few who followed Green’s trajectory from the get-go would have been surprised by this – or, indeed, by the gentle contours and beautiful widescreen sounds which dominate his fifth album.

The Northern Borders

is Green at his best, making warm- hearted, hazy, intricate grooves that coax you closer with their details. He has a canny knack of attracting the right voices, with Erykah Badu (alien soul from the far side of the moon on

Heaven for the Sinner

), Cornelia (

Closer Pieces

) and Grey Reverend (the lush, strung-out

First Fires

) adding some plush tones here.

Cirrus

is perhaps the best example of Green’s craft as an instrumentalist, a track full of emotional drive and aplomb. Time to hit the north.

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Download:

Cirrus

,

Heaven for the Sinner