“The Force Of Reason” again opens with superb sequences in “Leibniz And Contingency”. It is not all sequences on the album: on “Copleston Aperture” and the brilliant “Checkmate To B. Russell” John shows his skills in the field of ambient. In the last track he moves from ambient to a great sequence.
And there is more: “Descartes, The Lance Argument” with its driving and pumping sequences and the epic “Nihil-Buster”. Yes, John creates a long track after all, one of more than 24 minutes. It opens with experimental soundscapes, than comes a kind of an eighties feeling in case of rhythm, Mellotron flutes, more soundscapes and ending with parts that could be uses as film music. This piece shows another side of John and it is a fascinating side.
With “The Force Of Reason” the master of the sequence also shows he is a master of ambiences.
