MISSING LINKS, VOLUME 1 - FINGER PAINTING

This is an album that could almost be divided into 2 sections. The first, is mostly ambient electronic pieces, more about mood than form, and although interesting, not particularly brilliant with some exceptions. The 2nd half is largely wonderful, with more emphasis on form and melody. 'Tropical Moon Over Dorking Suite' is tremendous, as are the albums poignant closer, 'Paradise Found', and the haunting 'Boulevard of Fallen Leaves'. 'Three Piece Suite' is another interesting track with some rich chords. So overall, not the classic that Slow Dance or Soiree is, but certainly worth buying for the gems that are there, especially as the following cds in the Missing Links series do not have pieces of quite the feeling of these four tracks.