UNIVERSAL MIGRATOR, PART 1: THE DREAM SEQUENCER

The first couple of tracks on this AYREON album could easily come from any release by PINK FLOYD, at least if. PINK FLOYD would consider working with someone like the vocalist of the doom metal band TIAMAT, Johan Edlund ;-).

Do not be scared off by the fact that Johan Edlund of TIAMAT sings on one of the songs, it is not alike the way he sings when he is performing with his own band, he now shows us that he can sing instead of growling, although he does it in quite a depressing manner.

About the album itself: it is the first half of a concept album created by Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen. (Flight of the Migrator, released at the same time, is its counterpart) Most of the compositions on this album are very atmospheric; it is mainly keyboard orientated music, accompanied by guitar fills and drums.

To me personally there are only a few standout tracks:

1. The instrumental opener of the album: The Dream Sequencer. This song starts with a computer voice introducing the Dream Sequencer machine. What follows is a multi-layer ambience of keyboard sounds and guitar soloing. This is the song on the album that I find to be the most reminiscent to PINK FLOYD.

2. My House on Mars. This is the song on which Tiamat's vocalist Johan Edlund is featured. It is a very dark and atmospheric song with a lot of looping in the instrumentation parts.

3. 2084 introduces miss Lana Lane. Just as the two tracks preceding this one, it is a very mellow, dark and atmospheric song.

4. Carried by the Wind is the first song I heard of this album, or by Ayreon in general actually. What attracted my attention was the sound of the synthesizers on this song. They are quite strange, but good. One of the album's most remarkable songs.

Looking at the lyrics of the CD and its concept, I can only say it is all a bit far fetched and if you do not like science fiction, please do not read the lyrics, or at least do not focus your attention to them.

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