This is not your parent’s progressive rock. There is a lot of electronic music built into this. It’s also got quite a bit of alternative rock at times. This is quite definitely in keeping with a lot of the more modern prog stuff, though. The real problem here is that there isn’t enough variety in terms of tempo or volume level. The vocal delivery is also too similar from song to song. That means that this music, taken one song at a time, works well. When you try to make it through the whole album, though, the formula wears a bit thin at times.

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Atmospheric and rather dark, this is also quite lush. It’s very much electronic based. It’s also a lot like something from Porcupine Tree. This does get a parental advisory. It’s very slow moving. Evocative and powerful, this is a great piece of music. The instrumental section later is unusual and captivating.

Coming out of the previous piece, this takes on more of a guitar based sound from the start. It’s rather alternative rock styled in this first section. As the keyboards take it in a completely different direction, it starts to be more lined up with modern progressive rock. The two concepts merge on the next vocal movement. Eventually we’re taken into a jam that’s arguably the most mainstream prog thing we’ve heard to this point. That said, it’s still got that modern alternative rock twist to it. That section gives way to an electronic movement that’s a bit weird. It’s also rather space rock oriented.

 If anything this is even mellower. It has some great vocal moments, but isn’t all that special.ure.