OPTICAL RACE

TD is now a duo and the least that I can say is that this album has too little to offer. It has been ages that the band didn't release such a weak effort IMO (the controversial "Cyclone" actually).

It is a monotonous succession of ambient passages without structure and passion. The first to be different is the upbeat and popish title track. But I can't say that this is my cup of tea. The worst so far and the press next type of track, unfortunately.

Some other songs are also offering some electro beat feel like "Cat Scan" or "The Midnight Trail" and to be honest, this is not my preferred TD. But this side of the band is not present on "Optical Race" even if some fine guitar can be heard in "Sun Gate" which the most emotional number available. Good, but no more.

Let's get tribute to this great band. So far, their prolific output revealed very little blunders in terms of original studio or live releases (I'm not talking about their soundtracks here, that's another topic). So, I won't blame them too much for this one. Just average, I guess?

Two stars.