Review: Lonely Deckchair - Lonely Deckchair (NuNorthern Soul)

Could there be anything sadder than a lonely deckchair, on a beach, a discarded member of the a family?  Well, trust NuNorthern Soul to pick this one up and make it part of the family group! 

Lonely Deckchair first washed up on these shores as one of the 'Summer Selection Six'  hits (see review HERE) along with B.J. Smith, Sasha Foam, Roots Artefact, Visions Of Light and Perth Lewis (don't forget his new 'Cherry Moon' EP, see review HERE).

So quite tricky for a sub-3 minute 'early evening transition' track to stand-out amongst that lot but 'Adaflo' clearly did and it now lines-up as one of the 10 tracks of the self-titled Lonely Deckchair album.  

Thankfully to other tracks are in the 5-6 minute bracket with 'Aguadulce' approaching 9 which makes sense as a lead track as Lonely Deckchair (aka Andrew Wright) is a solo music project he's created that's is shaped by his memory of childhood summers rooted in Aguadulce on Spain's southern coast; great use of Seagulls squaking and waves lapping on 'Aguadulce'.

And whilst there is ambience there's this childish (in a good way) innocence and excitement undercurrent to 'beach life'.  Like the opener, 'Rayman's Kingdom' with is Trans-Europe Express chilled to Augusto Pablo's melodica echoes and guitar twang.

And on the subject of dub, 'Carr’s Dub' bring together "Andalusian oud, aching orchestral swells, congas and distant rave piano, nodding gently towards Mediterranean club culture without losing the album’s emotional centre".  In truth, the keyboard and bongo arrangement reminds me of the glorious party sounds of Mr. John Shuttleworth which makes it even more of a seaside sensation in my books.

This album, is a mix of enough Balearic beach groove electronica and dancing percussion like 'Dripfed', Sunrun' and 'Warren's Apology' that's deep into his "faded photographs, silent Super 8 footage and half-remembered family holidays", kayaking and hill climbs in the Mediterranean; as opposed to Blackpool 'Kiss Me Quick' hats and coastal amusements and bingo.

'Alhambra Space Station' is one to save for you're Festive holiday time dub mixes whilst 'Caminante del Agua' (meaning “water walker”) would neatly follow Ellie Wilson's 'Listen To The River' (see review HERE) as it's spoken word points out that its difficult to listen to Mother Earth from a the 'seaside' past.  

I suppose, today there's the options of paddle board, jet skis, wind surfing and more  technical ways to relax on a beach, leaving the hallowed symbol of holiday enjoyment as an even more loney deckchair.   But wait, get this album and enjoy it on your own ...or in a group, sitting down... or dancing up!

PS. I was going to mention that its the type of album that Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s, Jazz FM, Soho Radio and more) would have in his bag at the legendary Pikes Bar that he's recently been playing at only to find there's a hour long 'Lonely Deckchair mix' by label boss Phat Phil for us to enjoy  - see below - Brilliant!

BUY LINK / PRE ORDER:  Lonely Deckchair | Lonely Deckchair

MIX RECORDED LIVE AT PIKES, IBIZA MAY 2026: 

Phat_Phil_Cooper · Lonely Deckchair Full Album Promo Mix Recorded at Pikes, Ibiza

Artist: Lonely Deckchair

Title: Lonely Deckchair

Release date: 24th July, 2026
Label : NuNorthern Soul
Catalog Number : NUNSLDLP001V / NUNSLDLP001D
Format: Limited Edition Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp

Review: VA – Summer Selections Six (NuNorthern Soul)

Being hit for six in the summer is a good thing when its NuNorthern Soul with the hits on this compilation by B.J. Smith, Sasha Foam, Roots Artefact, Visions Of Light, Lonely Deckchair and Perth Lewis: sounds like a beach 'n' party to me.

Billed as tracks "built for early evening transitions, late-night drift, and those moments where things just open up" and that's not the full story as the selections are more than an advert for what the label in planning as it's not a given that all these tracks will turn up as a vinyl release; i.e. get/pre-order now!

Especially ith you want to be one of the first to play B.J. Smith's cover version of Outkast's 'Prototype' as the Wrekin' Havoc 8 minute re-work.  Smith has a history of the 'out-there' cover (see review HERE) and lets hope there's more like this in 2026.

And not to be outdone on the cover front, after the amazing version of 'Blue Monday' by Visions Of Light (see review HERE), this time it's a '[Re]Born Slippy' that's a sitar'd the slow mo' vision (Ed. no pun etc]  of the mid-90s Underworld track that got pimped on the 'Trainspotting' OST. Brilliant!

Perth Lewis has been a bit of a revelation of late with his albums 'Moments In Time' and 'Distance Between' (see review HERE) and 'Monolith' is another rock sold synth-wave beach wear dreamboat.

Some folks we haven't heard before are Sasha Foam ('Curious' that's quite synth-poppy for an 'acid' instrumental), Lonely Deckchair ('Adaflo') that aint going to be lonely more much longer 

as it sits proudly on the beach looking out to sea.

Roots Artefact, who released 'Different Perspective' EP late last year (see review HERE) is here with 'Call To Wind' as space synth dub dream and that's coming with me to Chilled Cider Festival.

The 'Summer Selections' series carefully picks up future winners that co-incidently are tied to NuNorthern Soul radar and needless to say, these players have out done themselves on No. 6.

Did someone say, "Brilliant"?

BUY LINK / PRE ORDER:  https://mynunorthernsoul.bandcamp.com/album/summer-selections-six

Artist: Various Artists

Title: Summer Selections Six

Release date: 29th May, 2026
Label : NuNorthern Soul
Catalog Number : NUNSSS006 
Format: Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp