Albums usually get off to a good start and then fade. This one tilts in the opposite direction.
I found the first few tracks to be mildly boring or irritating. "Vibrations on a String" is fine, but "Forwardism" is a weird electronic Prussian march, and "Melodica" is dull ambient music, made by someone who may not understand ambient music well.
Once we arrive at "Articulation," though, I started to enjoy the album a lot more. It reminded me of "Forwardism" but without the bombastic excessiveness that I had found so difficult to listen to. "Still Here" is the kind of wide-eyed dreamy electronic track that I can never get enough of. I like the peaceful, simple finish.
As for the album's closer, "Sudden Awareness of Now"...this is the kind of epic, soaring, syncopated ballad that made me confident that I would have to write about this album on my website. I think almost everyone would enjoy it.
If you like electronic, spacey stuff, try the second half of this one.
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