THE FUTURE BITES

To begin with, it must be said that the sound and production are truly magnificent. You can tell that it is a job in which the sound is very worked and very careful. The truth is that the multichannel experience makes you discover sounds and textures that are lost when listening to streaming. This is what I expected, on the other hand, since it is Mr. Wilson's house brand.

About the music. Well, my opinion is ambivalent. This work represents a change of course from a progressive rock based on guitars and keyboards towards a more commercial techno-pop with much more presence of synthesizers. This is not a radical change, on the other hand, since in his two previous works the increasing presence of these elements was already seen.

This is an album that is sure to cause controversy and some disaffection among Steven Wilson fans who perhaps expected something more traditional or in the style of classic progressive rock.

But on the other hand, I think Wilson is right exploring other sounds and textures. It is a way that your language does not become obsolete and that you do not end up repeating yourself ad nauseam.

And in the end, the style you use I think it doesn't matter a bit. The important thing is that what you have to tell is original, imaginative and that it says something relevant ... it does not matter if it is rock, jazz, techno or orchestral ...

In this case, I think Wilson does the play relatively well. Within those electro-pop clothes on this album, the melodies and especially the textures that have made this man a truly great musician are revealed. And of course, as I said, the production and the sound are really magnificent.

I don't think this work is going to be among Wilson's masterpieces. There are moments, perhaps, when it seems that the packaging is more important than the content, but it is an album with good quality and original moments and good developments. An interesting album that wins with listening. Of course, you have to listen to it without prejudice or preconceived ideas, which is not as easy as it seems.