Stan Forebee is a producer originally from the Netherlands, but now based in Melbourne, Australia. He’s been working steadily since releasing his debut album, Jazz Sessions, with a bunch of beat tapes and EPs following since. While we patiently wait for his next official album, we get Revision, a collection of unreleased music from the past eight years.

While this collection spans eight years, don’t expect some sort of multi-volume career retrospective. These are eight short songs from different points in his career, coming in under sixteen minutes, so it’s more like an EP or a beat tape. The flip side is that for as short as this release is, you actually get a pretty good snap shot into what Forebee is all about. While these tracks might be coming from different points in his career, what’s impressive is how well they all flow together. Forebee has a real knack for crafting tracks with good melodic hooks that stay with you and building these really calm and peaceful soundscapes while still employing funky drumbeats that keep the music moving forward. It’s not anything that unusual that you haven’t heard anything like it before, but when it’s done well, you don’t mind that much, and Forebee is doing it really well on Revision. It immediately feels familiar, giving you the feeling of a brisk autumn day when the sun is out but you still need a few layers to keep warm. It’s a release that will sound really good on headphones, making for your own personal soundtrack as you go out and make your day.

I don’t know how much longer we’ll have to wait until the next official album from Stan Forebee, but this retrospective EP of unreleased material turned out much stronger than I anticipated. The tracks are individually strong, but work even better together as one continuous listen, coming together to make something that is greater than the sum of its parts.