NIHONJIN

I don't have the re-release with the bonus tracks so I can review just the two epics which were n the original release. "Too Many people starts with about 1:30 minutes of wind, then acoustic guitar (a little out of tune) and voice start a song that's very 60s fashioned even if the chords are the same of the first part of Marillion's Grendel (well Marillion did it later). The guitar solo that comes after about 5 minutes is nice and after it the piece progresses from melancholy and becomes darker. As in the further works as Far East Family Band, there's much of early Pink Floyd with a huge touch of Krautrock. The bass octave on which the second guitar solo is based make it very dark and psychedelic, specially when around the tenth minute the guitar sounds like a sitar accompanied by obsessive percussions. This long instrumental session is closed by few seconds of silence, then the initial theme is back, but the guitar harping is not the acoustic of the track's beginning but the sitar like sound on which, before the singing restarts, an electric slide guitar gives it a typical Gilmour's sound.

The second track is more folky. About 3 minutes of Japanese music then it's back into progressive. The solo guitar is fantastic. This suite is very close to the Eloy's style (the "Ocean" period). If you like this genre this is a great track.

A strongly recommended album for fans of space and/or Krautrock.