Volt HjVi CD / 4 Tracks / 76.29 mins Play Sample:   56K Dialup   Broadband Download Sample:   500K   1.5Mb (Excerpt from track(s) 'Signals') Please go to the Store to buy this item.

From the very first sounds of what could be a spaceship taking off, through to the fantastic Berlin School type sequences, to the sound of the ecstatic audience appreciation at the end, this is a wonderfully exciting album. It is a recording of all new compositions taken from their Hampshire Jam Six performance. As always with Volt though it is not only the quality of the sequences that grab you but also the melodies, some subtle, some storming, even anthemic that separate them from the 'average'. I have, as before, to compare their music with Wavestar or even Gert Emmens & Ruud Heij. This is sequencer driven music with loads of evolution and change of mood. They don't let themselves get stuck in a rut. There is always something else to say or mood to convey. Sometimes the pulsations are energetic but playful whilst at others they are cranked up to ball breaking overdrive. Even the more atmospheric moments are carefully crafted and quite beautiful (this time more 'cosmic' than 'dark') which of course makes the returning more explosive moments even more effective. This is one of the very best albums by the band so of course highly recommended. (DL)

This page is part of a frame set. If you can't see the information strip to the left of the screen then click on the smd logo above.