Appropriately, each song title deals with a color or a type of light.
DJ OKAWARI KALEIDOSCOPE ALBUM ART SERIES
Ok, enough comparisons, but even the title of the new TA album is revealing, as a series of overlapping, reflecting images. To take this a bit further, Andy Tillison of The Tangent would be leading a cavalry charge uphill. Or, to put it in military terms, BBT is an Anglo-American Marine unit and TA is a group of late medieval Berserkers, ready to challenge the enemy through individual honor. Not that either is retro, as they both are their own and no one else’s, of course. While thinking of modern prog groups, BBT reminds me much more of 1973 Genesis, while TA reminds me of 1971 Yes. Sadly, that was 30 years ago, and I have no such time, though the desire remains. Were I still sixteen, I would spend hours trying to decipher the meaning of it all in some gnostic fashion. One picture in the accompanying booklet even mysteriously shows a white board with the parts of each member. It’s even a blast listening to TA albums, thinking, oh that’s Neal’s part, that’s Roine’s, that Mike’s, or that’s Pete’s. TA, though, sounds like four very separate individuals who want to play next to and around one another. Big Big Train, for example, always sounds like a group of brilliant individuals who have agreed to build an album while working firmly as a cohesive unit, a community without bounds. Yet, for me, it’s hard to think of Transatlantic as a band as much as I think of them as four friends, getting together to jam next to each other. A Transatlantic album is never just another offering, it’s always a moment in prog history.Ĭohesive Community or Autonomous Individuals? this is pure and glorious Transatlantic in every way.Īnd, what can one say about Transatlantic that hasn’t been said? These four guys not only embody traditional symphonic prog in their music, they live it and promote it and love it and cause lots of other folks to feel the same. The band, it seems, readily survived the whirlwind, and they’ve come back to tell us about their adventures.ĭespite the opening few moments of transition (over six minutes, actually) from the last album, Kaleidoscope has far more in common, in terms of structure and themes, with SMPT:e and Bridge Across Forever than it does with their 2009 masterpiece.
The atmospherics and sound effects cause the listener to imagine the Transatlantic blimp/starship landing in a Close Encounters sort of way. The opening few moments of Kaleidoscope transition perfectly from the band’s previous outing, The Whirlwind. It does not store any personal data.Transatlantic, Kaleidoscope (Radiant/Metal Blade/Inside Out, 2014). The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". showing relevant, targeted ads on and off our web propertiesĭetailed information can be found on our Privacy Policy page. personalized search, content, and recommendations remembering privacy and security settings remembering account, browser, and regional preferences The Vinyl Factory Group, trading as: The Vinyl Factory, Vinyl Factory Manufacturing, Phonica Records, FACT Magazine, FACT TV, Spaces Magazine, Vinyl Space, and The Store X, uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like: Quadraplex (A Trip to the Galactic Centre)
Pre-order Kaleidoscope Companion here in advance of its 16th July release, check out the artwork and tracklist below.Ĩ. It was created during England’s first national lockdown in early 2020 to celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary. Featuring an additional 2xLP with alternate versions and previously unreleased ideas.ĭJ Food’s Kaleidoscope album is being reissued in an expanded edition, called Kaleidoscope Companion, via Ninja Tune this July.Īlongside the original album, which was first released in 2000, Kaleidoscope Companion also includes a companion album featuring a series of mixes built from alternate versions and unreleased ideas.
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