With this music described as "weird," I came at this set with a bit of trepidation. I mean, given a lot of the music I hear, something advertised as weird seemed to hold a special level of difficulty. Well, I was very pleasantly surprised. I love this mostly instrumental (one song has vocals almost as instrumentation) album. In fact, it's likely to make my best of 2017 list. It has such a great blend of classical music, progressive rock and more. It never lets me down and never repeats itself. If you like instrumental prog that's adventurous, give this a try.

This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2017  Volume 5 at  garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2017.

I love this piece. I actually wrote a similar piece many years ago as the opening number for my first album. Mind you, I'm talking about the music itself, not the arrangement. Mine was a single synthesized voice - actually played on an old personal computer. This arrangement starts on violin and gradually grows outward with more and more instruments added to the mix. It's quite a nice mix of classical music and instrumental prog.

Surf guitar meets King Crimson in this cool track. It's a fast paced workout that really rocks.

Classical music, King Crimson type stuff and more merges on this picked guitar excursion. This is cool stuff.

Fast paced jamming is the idea here. This is melodic progressive rock with an emphasis on the "rock" part of that equation. King Crimson is a valid reference as is California Guitar Trio. This is quite dynamic working through a number of different movements. What a powerhouse this piece is.