Nap Eyes - Snapshot Of A BeginnerThis ones for the procrastinators and the slow learners. This ones for the bungled and the botched, for the fumbled and humbled. This ones for the late bloomers, and ultimately, Nap Eyes latest full length Snapshot of a Beginner is proof that sometimes, the late bloomers bloom brightest. Eight years and four albums into it, the artistic arc of Nap Eyes finds itself tracing a line alongside frontman Nigel Chapmans daily tai chi practice. Those first

shape-shifting ambience on the Robyn-featuring 'Rong'

electric ways

Chatham created and layered feedback loops of varying durations using Riley‰۪s method in order to create rich

this time in a more top-to-bottom production role

and it‰۪s about taking control of reality

cinematic sound that drove home such notable songs asåÊThe Heinrich Maneuver

the band returned to the studio after deciding they had unfinished creative business outside of the live arena

and mellotron

Hiroshi Yoshimura remains tragically under-known outside of his home country

Swans' debut album re-mastered and reissued on vinyl

B-side track ‰ÛÏJim‰۝ could easily have been recorded in Manchester circa 1979

and decorative (tiki bar