I’ve landed this under progressive rock, but it’s more because prog fans will be the most likely audience than it is about the album being actual prog rock. This is keyboard based stuff and most of it is ambient, almost soundtrack like music It is solid, but I think it probably works better more in the background than as an active listening experience. All in all, this is cool stuff.
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Track by Track Review
Destination Forever
Tasty keyboard elements get things underway here. There are non-lyrical voices, but they might be synthetic.
Endless Space
This is a much mellower, atmospheric piece of space keyboard work.
Spiral Nebula
Mellow keyboard textures are on the menu here. This is rather trippy and pretty and it is also quite gentle.
Voyager
There is almost an electronic soundtrack vibe at play here. This is a cool piece of music.
Towards the Stars
For some reason this reminds me a little of the beginning of the “Star Trek The Next Generation” theme music.
Planet Earth is Blue
Another mellow and atmospheric piece, there is some prominent piano on this track.
Leaving the Heliosphere
Trippy mellow stuff is on hand here. It’s not a big change, but this is its own piece. There are definite soundtrack angles involved.
Gravity Well
There is no paradigm shift involved. Instead we get more trippy electronic sound.
The Pale Blue Dot
More tasty spacey electronic music is on the menu here.
