Wellenfeld - Trip To llusion

The opener 'Ring of Saturn' should certainly be a crowd pleaser. Massed pads swell in anthemic style. A rather 'Equinox' Jean Michel Jarre type sequence strikes up and immediately we are belting along at a fair old whack with lovely little melodic touches flying over the top. An even stronger lead line takes an already superb track to even greater heights. 'Moon 19' begins with a deep dark drone punctuated by Sci Fi twitters. An irresistible beat strikes up and yet another lovely melody hangs in the air like mist burning off a canal as the hot summer sun rises above the morning horizon. The quality continues. A twanging sequence gets 'Black Hole' underway, mixing with a rhythm that defies anyone not to move their body to it. Underpin all this with dark brooding atmospherics and loads of little melodic visitations that come and go one after another and you have yet another winner.

'Ocean Air' is more reflective. A sedate chugging rhythm carries things forward pleasantly creating a tranquil middle section to the album. 'Spaceroom 21' is rather dark and ominous. OK I suppose but didn't light my candle as much as the earlier tracks. 'Voyager' is all shimmers and tinkling effects until a head nodding but relaxed beat strikes up. We are talking 'pleasant' in a relaxed, positive vibes sort of way. 'Helium' is a real gem mixing an excellent high register sequence with trippy rhythm and yet another exquisite melody. 'Starsurf' is similar to the previous track, in both pace, feel and even melody. To some people their last album 'Fusion' didn't really do it for them. This album however should not only be liked by fans of their first CD 'Cosmic Waves' but should also gain them a new following. If carefully composed melodic, rhythmic, sequencer music is your thing, give it a go

Tracklist:

01.Ring Of Saturn (7:58)
02.Moon 19 (7:04)
03.Black Hole (7:55)
04.Ocean Air (8:02)
05.Spaceroom 21 (7:17)
06.Voyager (5:52)
07.Helium (4:01)
08.Starsurf (4:46)