Amongst some people ‘in the know’ cassettes and CDRs of this band have been circulating for quite some time. In fact it is a mystery to me why
they have not had an official album released before now. On four of these tracks the band line up is Stephen Parsick and Frank Makowski. Steven
has been responsible for one of the best selling CDs for SMD ‘Traces of The Past’ he even contributed to the amazing title track of the latest Mind
Over Matter album ‘Avatar’. On top of all this he brought out the incredible album ‘Trancesession’ with Lambert Ringlage. Lambert helps out on two
of the tracks here. Frank Makowski collaborates with Stephen to provide something new, it could still be described as ‘retro’ but it certainly sounds
very different to his solo album or other collaborations. The opening number starts as a superb drifter, caressing the deepest regions of the mind
but then a mesmerizing sequence forms which only lasts for a very short period of time before we float into the second track which is a very
cosmic affair, I mean well out there man! We seamlessly move into track three, a rumbling sequence heralding its start, this could really be a dead
ringer for RMI at their very sequential best. A wall of ever shifting sound makes you feel as if you are watching a speeded up car chase through a
landscape of psychedelic colours. Just when you think things are at overload they up the tension still further, things only starting to relax a little at
the ten minute mark but the sequences still rumble and shift incredibly. The track lasts fifteen minutes but I could have done with it encompassing
a whole double album, no, make that five CD boxed set! The next track is a soothing number to recover from the mayhem of before. This takes us
nicely to ‘Before the Storm’ which is an appropriately titled cosmic masterpiece complete with celestial choir effects. Then we have the final
number ‘Phasenverzerrung’- Holy Monkfish! Here we move into Node territory, with everything cranked up to earthquake proportions and lead lines
sizzling through the sonic sequential bombardment. At around the eleven minute mark the chugging sequence mutates into something that sounds
like a train from hell but then a most glorious delicate sequence plays over the top with heavy synth pads underpining everything. This album
represents the perfect combination of calm and absolute carnage. An essential purchase. (DL)
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