The follow-up album from the Seahawks offshoot Captain Sunshine & The Valley People was released in 2015, 2 years after the Balearic “Tomorrows never known”. “The Ocean inside” continued where the previous album left off and added further sound ideas, for example when Blade Runner references can clearly be heard in “Sunset Shadow”. The Valley People are lost on this voyage, and the captain steers the ship alone into a fitting sunset. What might not seem to be an advantage in other working models if it is not noticeable when half of the team is no longer on board actually doesn't matter here and listening to both albums in one go makes sense. Captain, is the bar open yet?
„Captain Sunshine is the alias of Jon Tye, one half of revered cosmic quakers Seahawks. The style shares many of Seahawks deep space aquatic vibes but is if anything even more salt washed and faded, spaced and misted.
The Ocean Inside was recorded alone during a particularly long and dark winter voyage. A dose of flu helped create a deep dream state, sometimes unsettling at others blissfully narcotic. The analog tape recordings were later cut and spliced together with occasional overdubs of guitar and vocal to form a collection of celestial tone poems that at times recall early Eno, Vangelis, Joe Meek’s ‘I Hear A New World’ or even Aphex Twin’s selected ambient works.
Deep and meditative, warm and enveloping, this is a great album to put on of a clear evening as you stare at the stars, watch the distant ships bobbing on the waves or simply zone out in your favourite place.“
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