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The boiling substrata of Ra's Playground (11:24) twists beneath glimmering shreds of tonal ribbons and sharper crystalline chirps; from within this wormhole dimension comes softly spoken words of unknown meaning, but only for a few moments, after which this atmosphere fades to nothingness. Lower (and sparser) tones travel on various planes through the phantasmal zones of Shepherd of the Rings, an intriguing place indeed. Whispery electronics are engulfed in a violent explosion of sound and its resulting vacuum rush as The Ground Melts (1:46).
Cyclical space-notes rotate over vast organ drones in Ship of Dreams, conjuring interstellar visions before the piece evolves into an epic bit of snare-drum and synthorchestra majesty. Safe in Narwang Baru's vaporous streams eventually are permeated by percussive pulsations.
Entrancingly murky Encounter at the Bay occurs within a deep, fluttering stew; light symphonic shimmers float above, while more-powerful drones plow straight through, until ocean waves come crashing.
The otherwise-smoothly-soaring breezes of Lowell's Legacy are cried into by several echoey, pitch-shifted bellowings and yells. Spiraling ephemera soaks in Darkness, periodically blasted by strong guitar blurts, then spaced-out electronics and voices. The adventure continues until, following a bassy
haze, the off-kilter plinks of Relics of an Early Universe enigmatically waft in stasis. |
