THE TRAGEDY OF LEAPS AND BOUNDS

This is the second album by USA progrock band Chaos Code that features a guest musician on tenor saxophone and harmony vocals. Their sound is very melodic, pleasant, varied and often contains lots of dynamics. I also enjoyed the strong and tasteful work on (often harder-edged) guitar and keyboards. The short first track Unity has a bit ominous climate with Fripperian-like guitarplay. The following song Another Hand delivers lots of flowing shifting moods (from dreamy to heavy outbursts) with good work on saxophone, flute, acoustic guitar and propulsive electric guitar, very dynamic! Other interesting tracks are A Reason To Kill (alternating with exciting guitar and sensational synthesizers), The Creature Self (captivating atmospheres, strong breaks and again great work on guitar and keyboards) and the long and compelling final song Distance (sparkling Fender piano with acoustic guitar and a wonderful, symphonic prog 'grand finale' with lush keyboards and a sensitive electric guitar solo. Chaos Code made three albums between 1999 and 2005, I am looking forward to listen to the other two because I am delighted about this strong effort with lots of original ideas!