We start 'Daybreak' with an excellent brace of nice deep bass sequences with a really interesting stereo effect. Its very infectious head nodding and foot tapping stuff. A lead line meanders over the top but really it's the sequences which will grab you. A rhythm is tossed into the mix and things get even better. It's an absolutely cracking opener!
'Mosse Dal Vento' calms things down a little with nice symphonic pads. From quite early on though you can hear a relaxed sequence forming very low in the mix. This gradually becomes more audible but doesn't intrude on the serenity of the whole. Another excellent sequence gets 'Nodune' underway. As with the previous track however the pace is initially sedate. A very deep bass beat (not of the dance variety) is then added rather low in the mix without shattering the mood. Little melodic touches come and go but the main melody, a piano one, waits until the third minute before making an entrance and very nice it is too.
'Mind Probe' literally fizzes into life on the back of electronic effects then the pace is quickened again as a rapid sequence surges forth. This is very late 70's sounding. The sequence could have come from Tangerine Dream whilst the lead line would have lived quite happily on a Klaus Schulze album and yet they combine together extremely well. 'Metropolis' is another playful rhythmic sequencer driven piece. It's full of energy and fun and even though only short it packs a lot in. 'Rachele' is also short and sequencer based but is a very different kettle of fish as even though it is full of pulsations the feel is much more tender. 'Boreal Light' has a lovely swirling atmospheric beginning. The inevitable sequence emerges out of ethereal pads. Another joins it but rather than blast forth they gently subside to allow a new sequence to take over. It's actually quite a delicate track constantly changing in keeping with the natural light show it is named after.
'Daybreak (FaBIO RMX)' is just as pulsating as the opener but certainly different enough to warrant an inclusion. The mood is more thoughtful; somehow a feeling of space is created in a track which is actually quite busy. 'Sequoia Rossa' uses a bubbly dreamy sequence as the basis for a rather relaxed track. Drums do come in about half way through though I didn't really think they were necessary but they don't intrude on the gentle mood too much before departing to leave us in a lovely state of float to finish.