As soon as I saw Blue Cloud on the submissions, I knew I was going into something that exudes a marvelous sense of production virtuosity whether I like it or not.

Even though it sounds as if a lot is going on, "Presence" may be one of the more minimalist and dialed back works from Blue Cloud. The bounce on the drums I particularly enjoyed and the amount of transitions that are introduced to us continuously keep the listener under a spell as we're never certain what's about to happen next.

posted by Lu
October 2020