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The band (or "A" man?) released an awful lot of soundtracks and here and there, were able to "place" some studio or live recordings in between like "Rockoon". This album holds few great moments (if any) to tell the truth.

Of course, there aren't deadly blunders either, but the whole feels like no passion, no direction, no ? Just the minimum service. But can the devoted fan be pleased with such an album? The answer is easily "no" (since I believe to be part of the devoted TD fans).

What's available here, is just a conjugation of short to middle length ambient tracks played without great texture, I'm afraid. Now, in my earlier thirty TD reviews or so, I have mostly always have been quite raving about the band. So: when it is not as good, I also have to tell it out here.

And this almost hour long exercise is not a big deal of great music. Some fine guitar during "Graffiti Street" perhaps?But this is really too "short" as far as I'm concerned. At best some decent feel like "Spanish Love" (has this anything to do with my Mexican wife?).

Some fine saxing in "Lifted Veil" do bring some added value, but the whole of this album is somewhat flat ("Penguin Reference" or " Body Corporate"). It is obvious that this sort of album is not made for a discovery of this great band. Only targeted towards seriously die-hard fans.

This is only the fourth TD album which I rate with two stars. Out of a myriad so far (but the story is to be continued). This sufficiently shows that this effort can be easily skipped.

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