Throughout Jah Born’s “Ocean” we’re seamlessly seduced by the charms of dreamy guitars and keys that inevitably form a sonic collage of lush textures.
It’s actually at the 1-minute mark where “Ocean” bursts to life as a hard-hitting snare makes a splash in the mix and the mood changes by virtue of the change in chords. Lingering in the backdrop is the sound of an airy pad that provides an atmospheric inkling while piano riffs grace the foreground.