INSURGENTES

Ethereal, ambient, moments of brilliance. Steven Wilson travels some new territory, and imprints his sound in this great effort. I am reminded of previous efforts The Sky Moves Sideways and Up the Downstairs, not to say that the record here is different. A follower of Wilson Co. will take from Insurgentes a combination of his themes over the years with a bit more experimentation, as it being more of an indie release for him. Wildly different than Fear of a Blank Planet, jump into this with both eyes wide open, preferably in a quiet room with many listens before divulging a concrete opinion. Four and a half stars.