A part-time journalist and Radio 1 DJ,
Chris Coco forged diverse electronic music from little pieces of weary, warped bass and small and subtle pop.
Next Wave, his long-awaited debut, reflects the low warmth of early morning Ibiza, which seems to be the biggest theme throughout "Dreaming," a drolly mid-paced embrace of
Orb-influenced strangeness featuring the vocals of author
Iain Banks, and "Falling," a sweet touch of melodic guitar/sampler chill-out that sounds like
the Cure's "In Between Days" splashing a girl with sea water in a slow-motion ploy for free intercourse. Things fall short of
Coco's hopes for a new
Screamadelica, but the guests are quality (
Rui Da Silva,
Monica Queen, Patrick Bergin,
Nick Cave) and the music is stripped-down and imaginative.