Ambient duo Space Afrika offer a birds eye view of the city centre at night with “Somewhere Decent To Live”; their keenly anticipated first LP on Sferic. Unshackled from dancefloor needs, but still inspired and feeding off its spirit and romance, the pair respectfully acknowledge the undercurrents of Jungle, dubstep, ambient techno and deep house which feed into their home citys late night economy, dowsing their tributaries back to dub and rendering the findings in a quiet, modestly lush ambient haze with a flawlessly anaesthetising effect.

Taking gaseous form as a series of dark blue hues and electromagnetic subbass impulses, the vibe inside is delectably elusive. Unlike their previous transmissions on Where To Now? and Klns LL.M., the pairs dancefloor urges are dissolved in favour of suggestively mutable ambient frameworks this time, leaving the kicks in the club whilst they appear to float overhead like the dead kid embarking his Bardo in Gaspar Nos Enter The Void. (via Bandcamp)

Label: Sferic
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Black
Country: UK
Reissued: Dec 8, 2023 / Original Release: Mar 16, 2018
Genre: Electronic
Style: Ambient, Dub Techno, Minimal, Abstract

File under: Ambient