Soundtrack for the Spark Guchy Production. The music on this CD evolves and develops in a more traditional TD style around a unifying theme / sequencer pattern. The sounds emerge and dissolve from the mix, rather than making abrupt shifts in direction in the middle of the piece as has sometimes been the case in other recent releases. I really fumbled about trying to describe of classify this disc because it is unique. While it has qualities that other people have mentioned (Tibet, Oasis, Schulze) I would go so far as to call it something of a mix between Quinoa and Poland. It is hard to explain the latter choice other than some of the phrasing are reminiscent of the mid 80s period.
The theme keeps resurfacing throughout the generous 71 minute disc to the point that I really couldn't tell which track I was listening to without looking at the player. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is subjective. However the constant return of this theme provided reassurance of a some sort of constant; a basic element like the air or water, or the return of the sun each day in the biblical creation story. It felt both meditative and energizing at the same time. While it doesn't contain any tracks that might prompt you to tear off your headphones and tell someone they HAVE to hear this, it is an enjoyable solid release. I don't think it should generate any tirades of serious complaints among fans (except for the constant critics among us).
I will say is that does sound better on headphones than in my car stereo. Also, because it is such a unified piece, the breaks/fades between track almost seem artificial. I might be an improvement if the tracks had simply been indexed and flowed together, rather than having actual breaks in the music. Alternatively, you could view each track as a remix. ;^)
