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Dark Sky Alliance

Interdwell

Review by Gary Hill

This is an intriguing instrumental album. It's largely ambient, and even when it rocks out, it's only in comparison to the rest of the stuff here. The main group of musicians here is  Rupert Greenall, David Helpling, Jerry Marotta and Eric “the” Taylor. Guests on the disc include Tony Levin. This is an intriguing set of music that never feels stale or tired.

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Ambient elements bring this in. Some piano joins the arrangement tentatively as it works outward. This grows, but remains largely sedate. It's also a thing of beauty.
Fortunate One

There is a lot of world music built into this. It's also largely sedate, at times feeling closer to soundtrack music. That said, this does rock out more and has some space rock vibes at play at times.

Warm Inlet

I really dig the rather Pink Floyd like groove of this number. It's not quite what you would call a full-on rocker, but the intensity is ramped up from the previous two numbers. I dig the jazzy elements that come in as this continues.

The Desert Mind

Trippy and a little jazzy, this lands somewhere between the last track and the first two in terms of its intensity.

Latch

An ambient electronic excursion is on the menu here. This is intriguing, but definitely understated.

Interdwell

The title track rocks a lot more. It has a lot of space rock vibe to it. It also has a lot of contrast with some mellower sections. This is one of the strongest pieces on the disc.

The Far Cry

I dig the ambient elements on this track. The piano is great, too, as is the mellow groove in general. This does get more rocking as it continues.

Marotta Swamp

Trippy electronic vibes are on the menu here. This isn't a huge change, but it does have its own heart and soul.

Tré Pur

This has plenty of charm built into its mellow, keyboard oriented arrangement.

The Slow Train Home

The epic of the set, this is nearly ten-and-a-half minutes long. It feels a bit like clouds, drifting and changing shape as they move. It's ambient, slow moving and enchanting. You'd think something this ambient would feel exceedingly long with such a track length, but it doesn't seem that way at all. In fact, it doesn't seem anything close to that long.

Linear

One of the more rocking pieces on the album, this is another that has some Pink Floyd vibes. There is a lot of guitar prominent on this number.

Bring Myself To Say It

We're back into mellower territory on the closer. It's not a big change, but it works well.

 
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