Balearic - part 2

“The Long Winding Road Back to Who I Was Meant to Be” is a deeply personal collection of songs tracing Abigail Markley’s real-life journey as a transgender woman—one of courage, rediscovery, and grace. Each song marks a milestone on her path toward authenticity, from moments of doubt and heartbreak to quiet victories and radiant self-acceptance. Through heartfelt vocals, intimate storytelling, and lush acoustic textures, Abigail invites listeners to walk beside her on that winding road toward truth, healing, and love.

Produced by Inclusive Rainbow Studios, this album is not only a chronicle of transformation but also a celebration of resilience and the beauty of becoming exactly who you were always meant to be.

Is The Person That I Love Still Here

The City

Good to See You

Love Songs, Pt. 1

Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin')

Producers: Brian Eno and Robert Fripp
Track: Evening Star
Album: Evening Star

Evening Star

Brian Eno and Robert Fripp - Evening Star

My God Has a Telephone

My God Has A Telephone

Three emotional years in the making, Be With and Efficient Space finally present Steve Hiett’s Girls In The Grass. Pressed alongside the long awaited reissue of his one-shot masterpiece Down On The Road By The Beach, these ten balearic soul instrumentals are of equal necessity; unrivalled beauty rescued from the fashion photographer-guitarist’s Paris Tapes (1986-1997).

While recordings unintended for release should often be approached with caution, this is a rare case of unheard material being assembled as an indispensable and coherent piece. Girls In The Grass is something super special. The light and shadow that defines Hiett’s music is arguably more compelling here. It speaks to us in a language that feels profound, yet entirely comforting and familiar.

Girls In The Grass reintroduces Hiett’s languid electric blues boogie, crafted on Saturday afternoons with fellow art director Simon Kentish. Kentish would cook, pour some wine and then utilise his arsenal of technology. He’d dial up a chugging rhythm, together with some ambient pads or keyboard textures, and anchor the weightless gauze of Hiett’s six-stringed touch.

Hiett’s guitar sings with the same clean, crisp tone as Down On The Road, animated by a carefree weekend groove. Unlike his defining album which was boiled under pressure, these subsequent sessions have all the time in the world. The naïve melodies chart a missing link between Vini Reilly’s ventures into electronica and Booker T, sounding like sun-warped takes on wordless, fractured non-hits from his heroes The Beach Boys.

Remastered for public pleasure by Simon Francis, these private moments are adorned with Hiett’s singular photography and feature typically idiosyncratic liner notes from Mikey IQ Jones.

Love Song (Helado Negro Remix)

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