OUT OF TIME [AKA: AGNUS DEI]

Quite 80's sounding album with simple drumming, vocals and a lot of synths. Of course, when you read their extensive biography, you will both understand whole situation and conditions when this album was being made better.

With doing this, you will for sure see their 20 minutes epic that will attract your attention first for sure. OK, then when we label other songs as "not so good" (as this what Ian call in biography AOR isn't my cup of tea). They're not unpleasant or dissonant, they are just plain.

However some of them are pretty listenable, if not Prog Rock then at least nice songs. Oh, then there is this Punk song, thanks for explanation, otherwise I would be quite surprised. And then blues song, which adds just another flavour to this effort.

And then there is this "epic" song, which is actually quite humble and calm, nothing like Odyssey or Iliad. Latin chamber singing (great performance), textures as strong as ambient music is, you have to listen very closely here to enjoy something. Do you know Twin Peaks title song ? OK, these two are about something completely different, but pattern is similar - minimalistic music, yet strong in impact on me as listener. Somehow.

Not masterpiece by far, but because of last song, this album is worth of listening after all.

3(+) and as I said, last track is of course the best.