It would be an understatement to say that ' career turned a corner between the release of his first mix album, , and the release of his second one, a volume in the series. For starters, from late 2005 through early 2015, the producer/musician made albums with and , composed music for a dance production and films, and released the well-regarded solo recordings . is ' first "proper" mix album since the tracks for were dealt to him. This time, selected and mixed, and added his own touches, including piano and synthesizer, to enhance the continuous dream-like sequence. Even the contrasting consecutive picks -- like 's glistening, skyward "Hold Me Down" and 's dragging, alien "Yr Love" -- are compatible, their transitions made with ease. The majority of the mix is beatless and becalmed with periodic surges in energy that never startle. 's "Gillie Amma, I Love You," drifting and hypnotizing with children's melodic whispers, is an ideal set-up for ' bright-eyed, windswept dream pop. inserts an exclusive of his own, a quiet, multi-piano cover of 's "I Remember" that would highlight any ambient compilation released on , , or , another collaborator, provides the closing reading of a piece he wrote, which just happens to share its title with the original. ~ Andy Kellman