Wishing Well
By
UMA
Written by
Steve Sheppard
There is nothing quite like a little chilled music to ease
one into or out of the day, and this new collection of soothing songs by UMA really hits the spot. Firstly
let’s introduce the band; I give you guitarist Robert Jürjendal and Trumpet performer Aleksei Saks, and of
course the album Wishing Well.
The opening piece is one of the finest examples of a mixture
of ambient music and jazz, the smooth approach highlighting a truly blissful
feel good effect, and thus the title track Wishing
Well is born.
The charming musical nuances of guitar, trumpet and
percussion are wonderfully played out in the piece entitled Old Diaries, while the chords and
structures that created the following musical narrative were blissfully emotive
and moving, Pilgrim’s Path has an
aged and almost worn feeling about its purpose, but that made the offering even
more addictive to listen to.
The album is 10 tracks of some of the most delightfully
performed, easy on the ears music your likely to find in this day and age and
genre. One of my personal favourites would be the moody yet wistful Lost a Dream, as Jazz meets a
contemporary instrumental ethic.
This is one of those albums you could leave on repeat for
hours and never get bored, the tones of tracks like My Days a composition with the perfect depiction of reflection
built into the weave, and then to conclude with a real night time opus called Beyond Skyline was just a stroke of
genius, both presentations by Jürjendal
and Saks, knocking the ball out of the park here with one of the most
sensitive tracks from the album, and absolutely the best piece to leave the release
with.
Wishing Well by UMA is an album of utter class, if you have friends round for
dinner, this would be one of the first albums on your playlist to feature, and
would manifest a really chilled vibe and mood, however, if you needed your day
to finish with a relaxed smile on its face, then Wishing Well by UMA
would certainly be the one I would wish to use, and as such I find this
incredible album very easy to recommended.
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