SOLAR MAXIMUM

3.5 stars. MAJEURE is the solo project of drummer and electronics musician Anthony Pattera. He is one half of the duo known as ZOMBI and I believe he took the name MAJEURE from that TANGERINE DREAM album "Force Majeure". And that would make sense considering that drums and electronics dominate that record and this project. "Solar Maximum" is his second release from 2012 and Anthony does it all, the the instruments, the production and the composing.

I have his debut "Timespan" from 2009 and feel it's the better record. It's all subjective of course but that one really impressed me with how inventive he was with his use of the electronics, and the way he combined these electronic/synth sounds. It was fun and catchy and a breath of fresh air. This one feels more mature, more level headed. It seems like each track is arranged in a similar way. But I really like his sound. This one is more melancholic and there's less drums compared to his debut.

We get six tracks worth 44 minutes. Plenty of sequencers here along with spacey synths. The latter are just gorgeous on the closer "Solar Maximum 2" as well as on "Extreme Northern Lights". Just beautiful. The song with the most energy is the title track which is also the longest one at 11 1/2 minutes. I quite enjoyed my time with this one but it will be "Timespan" that will be my "go to" MAJEURE album in the future.

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