Gert Emmens Waves of Dreams Play Sample:   56K Dialup   Broadband   Download Sample:   500K   1.5Mb (Excerpt from track(s) 'After the Rain')

'After the Rain' initially uses a slow sequence, mixing with dreamy shimmering effects to create a lazy laid-back feel. The pace quickens slightly as another sequence strikes up. A slow moody lead line continues the tranquil sunny afternoon feel. By the fourth minute however it is all change as things suddenly descend to dark atmospherics out of which emerges an ominous twangy sequence and brooding lead line. In the seventh minute a rapid tinkling sequence then another with greater oomph lift the spirits and pick up the pace. This isn't all bludgeoning stuff though as the melodies retain that tender element.

'Another Time, Another Space' certainly starts very cosmically. The engines are engaged as a rapid morphing sequence breaks through. We take a breather in the fifth minute. Dark drones set the scene for the best moment on the album so far as a typical mid seventies bass sequence surges forward. This really is tremendous stuff! We reach even greater heights as a lead line enters and the sequence careers this way and that. Even classic mellotron sounds are tossed in for good measure. We moodily drift through to the title track. The atmosphere becomes more positive, as if a door is opened and the sun comes streaming in. More sequences and rhythms enter as we transcend from beauty to an edgy excitement.

'Dawn' might be the title of the next track but it certainly doesn't sound like it is on this planet. When the inevitable sequences arrive they are bright and joyous like the rays of some alien sun gradually rising above the horizon. A beefier sequence joins the original combination making it seem as if things are getting hotter. The temperature rises still further as a rhythm then positive melodic lead line join in the fun. In the sixth minute things seem to become more urgent, a serious edge cutting straight through the frivolity. Dark melodic stabs add to the unease then the sequences depart and the sun goes down once more. The mood darkens still further for 'Heading Towards Unknown Destinations'. Clangs, as if from some gloomy cell, mix with the sound of wailing spectres. An inventive jaunty stuttering brace of sequences takes us into the light but there is something almost tribal about the syncopations. Wistful John Dyson type lead lines impart a touch of melancholy. By the sixth minute the pace quickens still further, maybe the chase is on. The atmosphere lightens considerably as we near our destination.