EXIT

This one is of course different by substance but not too much when you look deeper than just a quick listening. Some tracks are of decent length (even by TD standards) and the opener ''Kiew Mission'' is quite an interesting piece of music. Of course, the ''vocals'' (or better said wording) could have been avoided, but they don't last for too long, fortunately.

This song shares the bill with several good TD ones. Not a masterpiece, but nothing to complain about either. Even if shorter in format, ''Pilots of Purple Twilight'' also has its moments: spacey and tranquil although the typical background synth sounds are so delicious?

The story is dramatically different with the synth-pop ''Chorozon''. Might be OK if the band sitting behind it was not TD. I guess that they were willing to access a new kind of fans. But some oldies like me are quite upset to say the least. A much more commercially oriented track. I wouldn't say ''press next'' but the temptation still does exist.

''Exit'' is not too bad an album, even if the best territories of the band are not investigated. None of the tracks can compete with their great works, but apart from ''Chorozon'' and the dance ''Network 23'' none of these tracks can be considered as weak.

The title track offers some peaceful and ambient spacey and melodic moments and the closing numbers is all of Eastern influences mixed together with truly ''old'' sounds coming from the middle seventies. I guess that you know what I mean?It is by far my favourite track and should be including in any ''best of'' from the band. But a ''best of '' from TD sounds almost as an heresy to me. Or it should be a six CD boxest?

In all, this short album rates three stars on my scale (let's call it seven out of ten). Could have got another half one if some of these tracks would have been expanded (the closing ''Remote Viewing'' being a wonderful ''item'' to have pursued a little more) and two tracks deleted from the list.

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