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<\/center>The album cover art is an unashamed homage to H.R. Giger<\/strong>, so you might expect something foreboding, or at least challenging. The five-track album (one of which is a \u201cbonus track\u201d) is surprisingly understated, even with such able guests as Trey Gunn<\/strong><\/a> (King Crimson<\/strong>), and Jerry Marotta<\/strong> (David Bowie<\/strong> and many others). It’s a gauzy, nearly ambient recording that manages to convey a spectrum of emotions wordlessly. In places the album feels like Jean Luc Ponty<\/strong>‘s late 70s work (sans violin). On \u201cCinemania ‘Alive’\u201d the energy level increases briefly. Think ambient instrumental progressive rock meets chillwave a la Zero 7<\/strong>.<\/p>\n