EAT LIGHTS BECOME LIGHTS

This album of Eat Lights' leans particularly heavily on electronics, and with this being their style of electronica being done best this is a masterwork. Their electronic half blends Berlin School styles and mores with modern styles and mores, here mainly indietronic, and makes sure to send it through the prog wringer. Results are spectacular when they are in form. The title track is a wonderful piece of progified indietronic, and "Rowley Way Outlook" is a very atmospheric and dynamite track. Those and the also ethereal "Habitat '67" are the best tracks. In general, the band proved they could set aside their krautrock tendencies and still come out with a great record. All electronica fans, especially prog electronic and indietronic fans, will love this work.

Eat Lights Become Lights is at once a band of krautrock revivalists, of Berlin School revivalists, and of modern electronic artists. They play a motley mix of krautrock and various electronic sounds in a generally trance style. They do pretty good work, but it isn't too much to write home about. "Velocet Vir Nesat" is the best track, opening this album with a krautrock leaning heavy trance guitar, backed by bass, drums, and an electronic atmosphere. Beyond, there are some great krautrock pieces, and decent electronic pieces - they've done great electronics in the past, but that side of their style has lost some of its edge here. This of course sinks the record to a degree. Still, a nice, enjoyable selection of tracks. Recommended, and I would hope the band get back to top form for their next release.