The blend of sounds on this album works really well. It’s got plenty of pure progressive rock. There all also a lot of folk elements at play. Space rock is present, too. The whole thing just seems to flow really well. It’s a lush musical experience. The lyrics are all in Finnish, I think (this is a band from Finland). The thing is, not understanding what’s being sung doesn’t seem to diminish the experience. This is a great melodic progressive rock set. It leans toward the mellow side. It does rock out at times, though.

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Synthesizer and acoustic guitar open this and create a feeling of something that The Moody Blues might do. It gets layers of sound added to the mix, creating a more powerful and lush sound. After a time it drops to just acoustic guitar. Then some lines of melody emerge over that. The vocals join from there. Those vocals are female and gentle. As the vocals rise up to a more full performance, the arrangement gets an infusion of power, too. It has a real 1960s folk rock meets Renaissance vibe there. The cut continues to evolve, though, getting mellower again, but also quite lush. It works to some synthesized space music with spoken vocals over the top. That acoustic guitar rises back out and takes the cut back into familiar territory. The vocals return and the piece continues to grow in ways that are in keeping with classic progressive rock.