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It’s been long mythologised that Aphex Twin made his seminal ’90s albums in a haze of drowsiness, embracing sleep deprivation to unlock an electronic lucidity only found in the clouded mind. London-based songwriter and producer Puma Blue achieves something similar with his debut, In Praise of Shadows, an album that channels his decade-long experience with insomnia, using it to craft a record that revels in the hypnagogic fuzziness we typically drown out with a cup of coffee or a run, but that Puma Blue, aka Jacob Allen, has learnt to live beside. Across the album’s 14 tracks there’s a wonderfully bleary-eyed focus that ties together jazz, ambient, acoustic singer-songwriter and blues in one beautiful stretched reverie. Lyrics, instruments and vibes are painted across the LP’s emulsion, sketching foggy, nocturnal sounds that feel like they’ll be lost if exposed to the light of day. Lo-fi drumbeats or acoustic chords anchor most songs like a looping, recurr ....
âI must be losing my mind,âJacob Allenâs better-known alias of Puma Blue will assure you on his debut album, âIn Praise Of Shadowsâ. The 14-track record traverses a winding road of insomnia, wandering dreams, sombre days and lustful nights. Previously released tracks âVelvet Leavesâ, âOpiateâ and âSnowflowerâ all fall seamlessly into a cohesive piece of work which boasts Allenâs recognisable crooning while catering to his soft blues- centric strings. âAlready Fallingâ caresses the archetypal Puma Blue style: muted jazz and honey soaked words â quickly shifting to his more reckless âOil Slickâ, a much faster and unrecognisable track from the artist, still fitting so aptly amidst the intensely intimate record. ....