This is quite a cool disc. It’s not progressive rock in the sense of the classic style of prog, but rather in a dark, moody kind of guitar dominated style. The group considers bands like Tool and Porcupine Tree to be their biggest influences, but I can make out Pink Floyd, Hawkind and others. Some of the vocals seem along the lines of Hawkwind, while others call to mind Chris Squire. Where ever you imagine the influences falling, though, this is a disc that really captivates and grabs your attention. It feels like one long and exhilarating ride. Put it in, sit back and enjoy the journey.

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Keyboards start this in classic progressive rock style, but a guitar driven motif joins from there. This plays through as the first part of the extended introduction, then it drops out to a mellower movement, still part of the intro that’s more like Pink Floyd. A harder edged jam takes it for the verse, but the Floydian movement returns for the chorus. The contrast between heavier and more melodic is great. The tune moves fairly slowly until around the four and a half minute mark when it shifts out to some seriously heavy music that borders on heavy metal. There are a number of changes and alterations as the piece continues and different sections from earlier in the number return or are adapted as this continues.