I previewed this album twice before I bought it and thought it would be both interesting and enjoyable. The album is certainly interesting but it falls short when it comes to enjoyment and I found the recording levels and mixing to be inconsistent. Whilst the dynamics are great, too often the album is overly self-indulgent and jarring. With the exception of “Terra preta”, all the tracks would benefit from their playing time being cut in half by getting rid of the overly self-indulgent and jarring parts. I almost stopped playing the album on three occasions but persevered. There are some lovely melodies and really interesting passages but all to often I felt it was like listening to prog rock from the 1970s. I was torn between two and three stars but the latter won out.
