THE WRAP

This is the third instalment of the Sunchild series and follows on from the critically acclaimed "The Invisible Line"

"The Wrap" tells an adult fairy tale which becomes both dark and sinister as the truth unfolds shredding its outer layers, its victim trapped within a labyrinth of the mind.

I have personally enjoyed all the Sunchild releases so far but they do require a certain degree of listening to get the most out of them.

The real difference with this album is how immediate the album sounds," Day Of Destiny " the first track draws you in and i have never heard Anthony sing so well and with so much authority and passion.

The next track "The Wrap Intro" is the first purely instrumental piece on the album and at 5.00 min long the perfect introduction to what will eventually unfold with the title track, it has a kaleidoscope of changes within itself and you just never really know where it going to go next, some superb melody, guitar and superb orchestrated keyboard throughout.

The title track "The Wrap" is an epic track and a real tour de-force. It is very difficult i find to keep peoples interest up with a track that is normally 38.00mins long, but it really works so well.

It still retains the overall quirky but accessible soundscapes that i feel Sunchild do so well but is sounds so much more complete than anything they have produced before.

It is a track that contains so many surprises but delivered in a more confident and tightly constructed way, there is some superb guitar work and i love the keyboard work throughout, the interplay between the various instruments just seems so natural.

There is some beautiful piano and keyboard work on the next track "The Angel" almost jazzy in its interpretation of the vocals initially before building to its climax, it has bags of atmosphere and is the perfect foil to the title track.

So we move onto the second and last purely instrumental track "Illusionist" it is the shortest on the album at 1.16 min, it contains an acoustic guitar and is stripped back quite bare but remains very haunting at the same time.

"The Wrap Outro" completes the album and finally finishes the story that has been told with such passion and authority throughout, it contains some more excellent lyrics and instrumental interplay between the keyboards and guitar all orchestrated to perfection, the track eventually fades out to the perfect dream like conclusion.

The standard of playing is certainly of a very high quality throughout as it normally is, but this time the production values seem to have taken an enormous leap forward as the clarity in sound is quite incredible at times, you will understand this better when you listen to the album and are clearly able to pick out the multitude of different instruments and place them within the songs very easily.

Sunchild have produced a superb piece of orchestrated symphonic progressive rock, which appeals to fans of all genres of music including Camel and Marillion for two easy comparisons.

I can see a huge leap forward musically for them on this release and hopefully it will be enjoyed by even more fans than his last release under the Sunchild monicker.

There is no doubt that if you enjoy this release you will be seeking out the comprehensive back catalogue of Anthony Kalugin ,he is one of progressive rock`s undiscovered gems by many and iam certain this is about to change with this album.

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