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Russia's BOSCH'S WITH YOU offer up some excellent ambient and atmospheric Post-Rock on this their most recent release.They create some spacey soundscapes here that would even appeal to Electronic-Prog fans out there. Apparently this album was recorded just days before Dima T. Pilot's sudden death.

"Caught Inside" is mellow and laid back until before 4 minutes when the guitar and drums become more prominant. "St. Michael's Seed" is dark and spacey early on. Guitar 2 minutes in then drums. It settles before 5 minutes then starts to build. A calm after 8 minutes as we get a beautiful sounding conclusion to this track. "Hide-And-Seek To The Four Winds With Yourself" is windy to begin with then these spacey synths come in and slowly pulse and float. Guitar 4 1/2 minutes in. A fuller sound a minute later as the spacey sounds subside and drums join the guitar. Bass too. A calm10 minutes in then it slowly builds. It picks up before 13 minutes. It settles back again 16 1/2 minutes in but it's noisy. Winds end it.

"Molecular Ensemble" features some gorgeous sounding guitar, bass and drums. It picks up 4 minutes in then settles after 6 minutes. Some great atmosphere here.The drums and sound get fuller after 8 1/2 minutes. "Metathesis" is the 22 1/2 minute closer. A relaxing and laid back beginning with drums. It's louder 1 1/2 minutes in. A calm with nature sounds before 6 minutes. A car starts and drives away.Then another car starts and leaves as well. We can hear children talking and other sounds as the spacey mood continues. Very cool.Guitar gets louder after 11 minutes. A beat before 16 minutes as the one guitar makes some noise in the background and the other picks over top.

I really enjoyed this album and the cover art is a nice touch as well. It's all about the moods they create here. Well done.

Leave it to me to delve into a band and later find that this is their final album before a crucial band member died. That gives the album a more bittersweet demeanor. For some reason, I am very saddened by passing musicians, more so than those passing in other professions. But the review goes on!

As their biography states, Bosch's With You is a very ambient-leaning post-rock group that has a lovely sound because of it. Taking advantage of field recordings and excellent production, the band takes their brand of post-rock that would sound fairly mediocre otherwise and turn it into something much more graceful and enticing.

The album is a fantastic listen while on a walk or car ride, as most post-rock is. This album in particular makes you feel like you're in a movie although at first listen the music does not appear as cinematic as other post-rock projects.

Dimo T. Pilot went out with a whisper on this record (what else, on an ambient post-rock record?), but it is a beautiful record no less, a wonderful way for him to be remembered.

4 lovely little stars.