“Beautiful You” is an off-beat, downtempo, fairly balearic chill-out album from an artist with more pedigree in danceable material. In amongst the familiar sounds of birdsong (quite a lot of it), lapping waves, soft and leisurely organic hand-drum patterns, soft positive-sounding melodic synth pads and so on, are layered slightly more off-kilter sounds- detuned and processed pianos in the opening tracks, odd and slightly grating telemarketing samples in “Vacation”, and more electro-style beats on “Alla’s Scans”.

At its peak points, it channels the ambient house vibe of the 90’s into detailed, thoughtful electronica. Final track “Planet B” is particularly endearing, while the decidedly Wagon Christ-ish tones of “Dwellberry” are very pleasing as well. “Merged Host” is strongly reminiscent of some old Irresistible Force tracks, while the keys on “Somehow More Sad” make its broodiness just a shade more jazzy.

However at other points it could be accused of being a little ‘nothing-y’, as while it oozes a calm charm, in the flatter more sunbathing-house tracks like “Looping Good” it does feel a little short on ideas or on attention to detail. A sweet but perhaps just slightly too forgettable chill-out hour.