Los Angeles sound chemist jkettle's new album, Momentary Delights could easily be compared to or described as reminiscent of a few other albums that have come out over the past few years, but since I'm really not into comparing artists to other artists, I'm not going to tell you what those albums are, but chances are that you've heard them. No really, I'm not going to tell you; I'm not even going to slip it in by using the old "I could tell you that jkettle sounds like (insert artist here), but that would be selling him short" bit either. Seriously though, jkettle stands under the shadow of no DJ and if he were to be covered by avalanches, he would still come out standing.

If someone told me that jkettle had spent years locked behind closed doors carefully scouring a collection of records to find the perfect sounds, it'd be easy to believe. It would seem near impossible for Momentary Delights to have arrived otherwise. This isn't the case, however, as jkettle received a little help from his friends in a variety of ways, including vocals, to meld with his audio concoctions.

The result of this union is an album capable of putting even the most sensible person into 40 minutes of daydream delight. Some may complain that the album rarely strays from its overall subdued feel, but I have no complaints; the lush compositions are incredibly calming and to have one's indulgence in the albums relaxed feel by something that strayed too far could give the heart a rather disturbing start.