GREEN TIMES

Ken Ishii's early work as Rising Sun and Yoga get re-released here on _Green Times_, an album that showcases Ishii's more ambient side. The electronic chirping and thick bass hits on "Haze" come under a steady if subdued rhythm (the "Blind Mix" of the same track goes for light breaks instead), while "Ocean View" swirls in the seas of Detroit. The music here is bucolic, even with the kick drums of "Switch of Love" and "A Lipper in the Ocean" providing solid beats over which the synth patterns are laid. A gentle and soothing album.