Chocolate Milk & Brandy / August 2026

Attempting to recreate the golden yesterdays of Jose Padilla’s White Isle sunsets with the tunes of today… John Beltran / Soft Rain / Music For Dreams The second teaser from John Beltran’s forthcoming album, “Sunrise And The life We Live”, is titled “Soft Rain”. Beginning with beats that tumble in complex patterns, appearing to pay tribute to Rhythim Is Rhythim’s epic “Icon”, keys then send in string-like stabs, that gradually shape a romantic melody. The track’s focus, though, is a computerised choir, a chorus of Art Of Noise / “Moments In Love” like treated vocal fragments. Cervo / Island In The Currents / Earthly Measures “Island In The Currents” is a 6-track EP from Cervo. It finds the Stockport-based producer creating tunes for an imagined tropics, while experimenting with tempos. Everything on offer is arranged around sun-stroked, percolating, programmed patterns. Giving off a definite Afro-cosmic feel. Machines mimic dancing marimba motifs, while also moving between…