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Track 1 opens with pretty piano then guitar shredding is introduced by thumping bass. I like the keyboard parts on here, the music is fast paced and fun.

Track two opens with the single note bass that appears in the previous track establishing a continuity of sorts. This track is pretty similar to the previous track albeit a bit shorter and ultimately strikes me as unnecessary.

Track three alternates between calm atmospheric piano parts, guitar chugging and melodic lead guitar.

Track four like many of the tracks starts with piano then goes into the same guitar led music that dominates the album. By this point I think it's far to much of the same which really gives the album a soundtrack vibe. At around four minutes there's a wavy sounding guitar line that's pretty cool and the song then ends with synths.

Track five starts with a different bass sound then again is joined by guitar. Towards the end there is a synth fill that just pops in and is very odd, then it happens again some more. I think this sound is to loud.

Intrusion begins with a synth pad and some airy keys that vanish for neat piano line with a prominent rest. Anyways guitar comes in playing chords over the rhythm section. This is brief as it becomes acoustic lead over a lovely rim hit drum line. Keys then come and a single note bass thing Simon Railton likes. The guitar chord part returns, joined by bombastic keys. I think this song is an improvement over its predecessors. Eventually the opening piano line returns to close the song.

Dance Warrior starts with big string synths that become an authentic 8 bit soundtrack. Could totally see this one was as a track on an indie side scroller game, one of the more interesting tracks on the album.

Hatred also starts with big strong synths but deeper/darker and supported by a booming bass drum. Drums and bass work together as an interlude for the guitar to come in. I actually must say the bass given some pretty good parts in most of the songs, as are the drums with plenty of fills. Bass and quiet guitar chugging then introduce a fat key lead. Melodic guitar comes in at around 3:20 which is then supplanted by keys. At five minutes a breakdown occurs for some screaming guitar. The opening dark part returns but with different instruments like a choral synth. Guitar comes back over pulsating drums that give way to the repetition of an earlier theme. Guitar solo and some screeching guitar chords in the back close the song.

Overall I think the album has a certain video game soundtrack quality due to the frequent changing of instruments. I think the album would be better if Simon Railton toned down the amount of instruments and focused on a smaller set for the music and didn't create music that is so formulaic, especially when it's an so-so formula. On a more positive note, the songs keep track of a melody and are pretty cohesive which is nice although, the album could use some vocals to add variety to the monotonous tracks.

I'd recommend to fans of fast paced hard schizoid fusion like Calle Debauche or Tipographica. (It's not as dissonant but brings to mind that eclectic style.)

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