Boots & Heijden & Friends
MORE Live (By Popular Demand)
Another re-release, this time of this popular live CD which has been deleted and in "popular demand" for some time. On it we find Ron Boots, Eric van der Heijden (Music Of Ron & Eric) and Friends knocking out some fine live pieces, and none more so that the sensational opener 'Mercallis Scale'. This is a monster of a track, with "take no prisoners" sequencing backed by the dynamic drums of Gerard Vos. Add Ron & Eric in superb lead synth form and it adds up to 12 minutes of pure brilliance.

'Time Room Spirits' calms things down significantly, with ethereal pads and subtle sonics leading to a laid back rhythm. 'Running Out of Time' is a piece adapted from 'Universal Time Zone'. It's lush and robust but not overly impressive. 'Through Mental Doors' features Dutch female voice and edgy sonics, and to be honest is a bit of a stinker. 'On the Edge' however gets things back on course with fantastic synth sweeps and "resonant sequencer waves". The synth thematics are pitched to perfection, and impressively managed considering the live setting. 'Time Room Special' serves up more chill out fodder and though not bad I think it's not sufficiently different to 'Time Room Spirits' to warrant inclusion. No matter though because immediately following is 'March 28th', which is advertised as "impression of analogue day - Sittard '92". Lots of analogue chunkyness, and it features the fantastic Rob Essers which must make it worthy of serious attention alone. Finally we get 'Unitas Special' which features Klaus Hoffmann-Hoock on guitar, but again it's not a stand out piece.

A mixed bag yes, but the opener is a jaw dropper, 'March 28th' huge fun, and there are a couple of others which certainly make this worth picking up if you haven't already. (GG)

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