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I have been revisiting the older Solstice releases lately and this one seems to be somewhat undervalued.

Stylistically it is pretty much in the same style as ' a new light' (despite several new band members) but maybe with a little more variety. '

The opening track Salú is a very nice instrumental in the typical hippy prog Solstice style with tasteful guitar playing by Andy Glass. (7/10)

The highlight of the album is the title track. in more upbeat funky style but with a more ambient middle part. This might be one of my favorite Solstice tracks actually. (9/10)

Soul to soul is a decent more ballad style track. Not my favorite but not bad too. (6/10)

Thank you is a little more rockier with a good catchy chorus . Very nice (7/10)

Medicine is another ballad style track with beautiful singing by newcomer Emma Brown. (7/10)

Sacred run is the heaviest track on the album. For the rest typical Solstice, just a bit heavier. (7/10)

Coming home is another instrumental. Andy Glass channeling Andy Latimer. Simply beautiful and melancholic. The other highlight of the album (9/10)

So in all a very solid Solstice album that certainly deserves a bit more attention. But frankly, the whole Solstice catalogue deserves more attention. They are still one of the best kept secrets in progressive rock. For me this scores on average about 7,5/10 so that translate to a 4 well deserved stars.

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