Gonçalo F. Cardoso

To say Goncarlo F Cardosa lives an enviable life would be nothing short of an understatement. If this is your first meeting with his islands series, the ongoing project sees the man in question – boss of the Discrepant label – head out to various rocks in various seas to record what he hears, and then piece this back together in a way that may or may not make sense to anyone other than him. To be frank, logic matters not when you’re making such transportive work.

So last time we were in Zanzibar, whereas now we find ourselves washed up on the shores of Borneo. The result is something that might not immediately place listeners on the Malay peninsula, but certainly takes us out to some far flung, rain forested land or other. Sounds of jungle precipitation and species, deep, moody almost monastic vocal numbers, lighter, refrain-led ambient workouts – as varied as the destination itself.