Taking a moment is an objectively good thing to do. Whether you prescribe to mindfulness, meditation, monging out or constant moving, a few breaths, a brief respite and some calm never go astray. This week Matt Ferret dons his home listening cowboy hat and takes the reigns for a slow saunter through a mixtape that is geared more towards tranquil come downs and introspection.

Over the course of the hour comfort reigns supreme on Tape 49. Swirls of ambience shift and swim into emotive neo-folk and washed out guitar esoterica, contemporary spoken word meets laid back drum programming and classic comfort songs give way to sunny and soulful jazz. The tunes hold this mix together, not the mixing - warm and fuzzy sounds that tug at your heartstrings and gently wrap you up.

Assembled for quiet nights in, lazy afternoons out or moments when the 'doof doof' gets a a bit too much, "In, Out Onward" is a sonic chill pill - pop it whenever you feel like it.

Tracklist:
YL Hooi - Stranger
Eleventeen Eston - A Squall 1988
Chris Cobilis - To Leave
Nika Mo - It's still the Same time of day
Nika Mo - Beaufort before Birkett
Summon the Birds - Losing My Religon
Emlyn Johnson - Skakes
Raudie - 6 Helixes
Jimmy Little - Under the Milky Way
Can - She Brings The Rain
Azymuth - Villa Mariana (De Tarde)
Don Glori - Dawn Calling
Gil Scott-Heron - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Robert Wyatt - At Last I Am Free

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Shell Tape 49 - Matt Ferret - "In, Out, Onward"

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