I think the first track captures the essence of a daydream for sure, and sadly I think Hope is a bit of a daydream sometimes, but enough of my pessimism! The structure and movement of sound and big rhythms are present as ever, that seem to capture an sense of both sides of the coin. For some people, all they have is hope, so much for our postmodern world. Interesting dramatic touch at the end.
Implosion reminds me of Tangerine Dream and my childhood. I think there's a touch of magic here as there was then, something very appealing. Again, we are dealing with super-structures, an implosion technically being quite a big deal effectively, and yet again softspace links in with his intuition to endeavour to replicate such an event. There may be a element of casting a creative net out and seeing what comes back, but without experimentation, I think, we would be at a loss. It's the stuff of life. This should be a good piece to work with, when I get the chance. The soaring build up is magnificent.
There are many paths to god, and this captures a notion of that potential variation and business. A very strong track with more easily accessible rhythms and sound construction, full of hustle and bustle, almost like driving a flock of itinerant souls to their ultimate destiny. Cattle to the pasture. Then a similar sense of activity as each one tells their story simultaneously.
From the outset, The Journey is full of moving structure and sound, it sounds perfect already, so how much better is it going to get?) The idea of a 'journey' is inherent in all the tracks, such are dreams of the day. Last night I dreamt I was trying to acquire a sacred item from a group of black-robed monks, one that I had a right to and I'd like to think that everyone does have that right, but sometimes when I look at the world around me, all I feel is despair. I just got to remember the first track, Hope, and hang onto that. After that, interesting 'arrival' at the end.
The Thaw Begins, again something that can be taken directly and related to our world-view in more ways than one. Nice, amenable structure and that 'trademark' sensation of something bigger than you making its' way through the world, almost regardless. Like a glacier on the move and also like the dripping of tree branches, after surviving another winter of sleep. Though some of us are sleepwalkers, like Koestler and Broch have commented and written on, some of us never wake up. Thaw or not. However, on a physical level, the thaw is purported to inevitably have an effect on the whole world, with some places on our earth that are more vulnerable than others.
One of those being Venice. A place I am only vaguely familiar with, but obviously a unique place, packed full of water. Is this potential immersion the christening of a new faith in our own species, will it be enough to wake up the sleepwalkers?
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