South London maybe a far cry from the Icelandic landscape that has inspired artists such as Sigur Ros, but one listen to the self titled long-player from downbeat production outfit Our Sleepless Forest and you could be forgiven for thinking it was produced in similarly serene environs.

More of an album than a collection of songs, listeners are treated to a personal journey of epic proportions through soundscapes so rich in organic material they belong in Sainsbury’s.

Nomads, the opening track that has been supported by Mary Anne Hobbs, sets the tone for the album, confounding the listener with a series of points at which it diffuses, almost ends, and then continues through its ambient voyage.

It is precisely this production ethic that separates Our Sleepless Forest from many other downbeat outfits. Tracks build, but never dominate, emotions lift and are then eased whilst aural landscapes are painted that are part Tolkien, part experimental futurism.

From the abstract beatless-ness of Air castles and Afraid of You- both located in different parts of the same beautiful dream- to the inspired King of Woolworth’s style dark and dominating The Clarion, it’s clear that the Londoner’s have musical wisdom beyond their youth.

In an age when the word downbeat can infer Best Chill Out Album Ever 17 banality and too pretentious to ever be enjoyable experimentalists, something as pure and complete, as comfortable and enjoyable as this package should stand out like a wood nymph in downtown New York.