A changeable September can't really bring hope for a mild October to life, and current night temperatures of 2 degrees Celsius really only mean one thing: summer is definitely over.
It's the same for me every year: summer is preparing its demise, September, and sometimes October, give us days with 20 degrees Celsius and more here and there, the air is once again incredibly mild, and you can see me wandering around with a melancholy look and a somewhat uncertain mood, always searching for one last ray of sunshine.
On Jonny Nash's "Once Was Ours Forever" (and also on its predecessor, "Point of Entry"), nothing reminds one of the wonderful ambient album "Eden" or even the more experimental "Fauna Mapping." Jonny Nash has many very beautiful albums of various kinds in his CV. This is no different with his last two albums. And even though his albums have often sounded different over the years, when the needle hits the turntable, one thing is certain: a good time is in store.
With "Once Was Ours Forever" & "Point of Entry," Jonny has created the perfect late summer soundtrack for me. Which isn't to say that this music can't also welcome spring. And no one will knock the record out of your hand if you think of listening to it while a slow snowfall colors the landscape outside your window.
Well, what am I actually trying to say?
Wonderful music, Jonny, and thanks again for the vinyl gift (that's another story)!!
„Netherlands-based artist Jonny Nash returns to Melody As Truth with his new solo album, ‘Once Was Ours Forever.’ Building on 2023’s ‘Point Of Entry,’ this collection of eleven compositions draws us further into Nash’s immersive, slowly expanding world, effortlessly connecting the dots somewhere between folk, ambient jazz and dreampop.
While ‘Point Of Entry’ was characterised by it’s laid-back, daytime ambience, ‘Once Was Ours Forever’ arrives wrapped in shades of dusk and hazy light, unfolding like a slow-moving sunset. Built from layers of gentle fingerpicked guitar, textural brush strokes, floating melodies and reverb-soaked vocals, moments come and go, fleeting and ephemeral.
As with much of Nash’s work, ‘Once Was Ours Forever’ deftly finds an equilibrium between softness and weight, offering the listener ample space to interpret and inhabit the music on their own terms. Through his uncanny ability to blend the pastoral and the profound, the idyllic and the insightful, ‘Once Was Ours Forever’ arrives as a tender and understated offering, infused with warmth and compassion.
credits
Written, Performed and Produced by Jonny Nash
Vocals on Rain Song by Satomimagae
Cello on Holy Moment by Tomo Katsurada
Saxophone on Dusk Can Dance by Shoei Ikeda
Saxohphone on Angel by Joseph Shabason
Mastered by Stephan Matheiu
Artwork by Denise Gons
Design by Michael Willis
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