THE MAGUS

Although this is a posthumous release , this was to be the next album after the McBeth soundtrack. But this is easily IMHO , their most accessible record and all tracks are SUNG if you can believe it (previously even vocalizing was rarely done) and this brings a whole new dimension to TEB.

This does not mean that they abandoned thei dronal medieval music feel at all , though but it did bring in that psychadelic touch that was absent since Alchemy and their past as psych band The Giant Sun Trolley and later on The Hydrogen Jukebox. Long dronal grooves allowing for plenty of soloing on wind instruments and some improvisation. Overall , this is a very even album with no weak tracks but The Key and The Phoenix as highlights. The title tracks ends in a flurry of electronics sound that would descibe their vision of the Apocalypse.

Easily their most accessible album.