GRAVEYARD MOUNTAIN HOME

Kevin Moore's latest work is amazing! It is a melancholic and dark soundscape which could be hard to listen to at first if you are a bit used to more technical prog (such as I) but then eventually grows in to be appreciated. I actually can't wait to see the film "Age 13" which was the basis for this masterpiece so that I can fully understand the music itself. Kevin Moore stated in an interview that the film can be downloaded for free though I have not found the site yet. Though not evident, I could at times discern hints of avant garde and use of odd time signatures in some of the tracks (check the tracks "YYY" and "Again Today", you will observe good use of counterpoint and polyrhythms thus I disagree that he had set aside his classical music education) while keeping a minimalistic sense to it by avoiding use of flashy keyboard runs which he used to do while with Dream Theater . I would agree with most that this is evidence of more mature composition skills, putting only the necessary timbres and musical textures to allow the listener to picture out the story and keep his attention in a more holistic sort of way. At times, the music sounds as if it has a hint of Vangelis in it, only sounding more depressed and darker. I could be wrong with some of my statements but if you carefully listen to the music you may, in my opinion, actually hear how intricate and how carefully constructed the music is.