Idk if it is because I was expecting full on psytrance based on that other album of theirs,
or if I wasn't in the right mood or what, but this felt like a huge bore. I love ambient
and I am used to music that "never starts", but the problem is that this one does start,
toys with an idea for a minute, stops, moves on to something else, rinse and repeat. And as
a result, none of the tracks feel memorable or even like they have an identity, because the
album is just a flow of samples and synth parts without connection or meaning. It's a shame
because some its, vocals and flute samples especially are really nice. But it just feels
like Shpongle music with 80% of the elements removed. The second half of the album changes
up a bit, takes away the folk music elements, and instead sounds like a long synth demo.
The second half of 3 with its nice synth melody, the buildup on 7, the synth melody on 10
at least in the first few minutes, are some of the rare places where there is a semblance
of track construction and coherence, which instantly makes them highlights and keep this
record just afloat at an unconvinced 2.5
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