The sixth studio album from this band from Japan.
The band was a quintet with a lineup of percussion, vibraphone, drums, bass, guitars and violin.
This band started out as a zeuhl band back in 1994 and has been operating in that and the jazz area since their debut album from the same year. They are therefore regarded as one of the founding bands in the Japanese zeuhl and avant-garde scene.
I really like this band and their previous five studio albums and one live album is very much recommended. You will find my reviews in this blog and in ProgArchives.
There are some zeuhl on this album. Nevertheless, the main themes here are fusion in the same vein as Mahavishnu Orchestra.
This means a lot of violins and guitars.
The main difference is the use of the vibraphone on this one hour long album. There is a lot of it here and that adds a lot of quality to the music.
The music is dynamic throughout and follows in the best of the 1970s fusion and jazz traditions.
The result is a very good album. Another very good album from this band and one to cherish. This band is really something special.
3.5 points
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