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THE STRANDS OF THE FUTURE

Pulsar

 

Symphonic Prog

3.85 | 164 ratings

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Gatot
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4 stars This is the only album that I have from Pulsar and it reminds me to the glory days of the seventies prog when I listened to this album with other similar band (my view): Symphonic Slam. Yes, they are similar - at least on the heavy use of keyboard in a very slow paced music. The music of this album is a blend of space music, psychedelic, melancholic melody and some exploration of sound effects. And the other beauty of this album is the use of flute combined with mellotron and strings. Short track like "Flight" (2:37) is a very nice song with great combination of keyboard, flutes, strings and ethereal keyboard work. "Windows" (8:47) is another melodic song performed in slow tempo with floating vocal plus great flute work. "The Strands of The Future" (22:08) is a long space music which moves slowly. It contains keyboard effects and its sound exploration augmented with acoustic guitar work. At approx minute 10 I start to get bored especially with its sound effects exploration. It must be enjoyed with an open mind in relaxing mood.

Overall it's a good album which fits those who enjoy symphonic / space music with bands like Symphonic Slam, Tangerine Dream, Jean Micheke Jarre even though there are no close proximities among their music. For me personally, I did enjoy this album last night for a change especially after I enjoyed prog met CD of Dimension X "So .. This is Earth". It's a rewarding experience. Keep on proggin' ..!

Progressively yours, GW

Gatot | 4/5 |

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