40 Winks are back! The Antwerp-based duo, Weedy & Padmo, crafted a second full album of laidback instrumental, sample galore hip-hip sounds released on Merck Records (in the US label’s final year of life). For those non-native speakers who didn’t already know: ‘to take 40 winks’ means as much as taking a catnap or more broadly, to relax. Well, easy-going loops, jazzy interludes, amusing samples (that seem to come straight out of vintage b&w movies and comedy records) make up for the perfect soundtrack for your daily siesta.

People familiar with their sound know what to expect. It’s largely in line with their – independently (2003) and later Japan only (2005) released - debut album ‘More Than Loops’. So in case you’re one of the happy few who could score a copy of that first album, the sound might have lost some of it adventurousness by now. Nonetheless, productions are quality and the trademark string of interludes make this album a very pleasant story-like listen from start to finish, with tracks like ‘For The Traveller’, ‘Planet Anvers’, ‘Mind Lost’, ‘One Button’ standing out. The beautiful ‘Melancholia’ comes free as a bonus CD-track, while a 12” sampler, holding a very good selection, will hit the stores soon.

All in all, as a first proper world wide release, ‘Sound Puzzle’ certainly is a dope record deserving your attention.