Music Various Artists – Sky Girl LP

Sky Girl vinyl LP is the work of two noted (but arguably under-appreciated) crate diggers, DJ Sundae and Julien Dechery, and gathers together a veritable treasure trove of obscure material loosely connected by (in the label’s own words) “the same longing sentiment”.

Its’ fifteen tracks touch on a variety of hazy, down-tempo styles, and were recorded at various points between 1961 and ’91. There’s much to admire throughout, from the folksy psychedelic pop of The Rising Storm’s “Frozen Laughter”, and spoken word eccentricity of Scott Seskind’s “I Remember”, to the dreamy, eyes-closed ambience of Nini Raviolette & Hugo Weris’ “Slow” and string-laden samba-folk of Nora Guthrie’s “Home Before Dark”.