CHILDREN OF ANOTHER GOD

Starting with magically enchanted eponymous track, Nick Magnus proves that he isn't minor Rock person, but rather one of the "better" guys in business. Like reminder of childhood dreams and lullabies, this song has enormous nostalgic power. These melodies in general are basically simple, just edited and worked out that they are closing Prog goal in order to be interesting.

Some of you may remember one PC game released about 10 years ago, NOLF - No One Lives Forever. There is also prominent use of Xylophone, same as here (or at least something that sounds like Xylophone), but in the game it was supposed to bring back the atmosphere of 50's / 60's spy movies. Here, strings are added (or synths that sounds similar) and also flute is trying to do something and this symphony it creates works actually quite well. Very well.

Sadly, sometimes songs get too annoying like in case of Doctor Prometheus - I wasn't able to overcome this after so many listens that I think it's something inevitable for me.

Probably the best example would be first part of The Colony Is King. In the middle this song breaks down to more dark repeat of first part. Crimewave Monkeys sounds like, ahem, soundtrack of some kind of TV movie or Army Action video game.

There is also something like main theme repeated through some tracks, most prominently first and last of course, but others do have these traits too, even often edited, changed.

4(+) as I said, this record has big nostalgic value for me and that's something that I can appreciate.