L3G4CY Album Details

"Jaw-droppingly good"
A Review of Sequential Dream's Fifth Album "L3G4CY"

https://sequentialdreams.bandcamp.com/album/l3g4cy

Sequential Dream's fifth New Berlin School style electronic music album  
 
Track List:
  1. Legacy
  2. The Sea of Stars (with Johan Tronestam)
  3. Spirit Trance (with Synthesist)
  4. Hyperspace (with Altocirrus)
  5. Light Years Away
  6. Blue Galaxy (with Celestial View)
  7. Escape Velocity
  8. Orbital Maneuvers (with Midnight Airship)
  9. Light Beyond The Abyss (with Kuutana)
  10. The Phoenix

 Composing, performance by Kuutana on all tracks, and on collaboration tracks, features composing and performance by Johan Tronestam, Altocirrus (Sean and Clare McCarthy), Synthesist (Chris Pearre), Celestial View, and Midnight Airship. Final arrangements, mastering, and production by Borders Edge Records' Ron Charron. Mastered at Borders Edge Music Studio in Canada.


Sequential Dream’s fifth album, titled Legacy (“L3G4CY”)  includes contributions from recurring visiting artists Johan Tronestam (Finland), Synthesist (Chris Pearre, USA), Austria’s Celestial View, and the album’s producer Canada’s Kuutana (who co-composed collaboration tracks as well as non-collaboration tracks). New to this fifth Sequential Dreams album is Altocirrus (Sean and Clare McCarthy). Also new to the Sequential Dreams sound is a track contributed from the Midnight Airship project, from Borders Edge Records owner and producer Ron Charron. Pink Floyd listeners will recognise elements of their style on the “Orbital Maneuvers” collaboration track, which combines elements of sounds inspired both by the Floyd sound as well as that of Berlin School Electronic Music 

Track Descriptions 

Legacy 

The intro and title track of the album, “Legacy” composed by Kuutana and was primarily performed using fully analog synthesizers in a style that is reminiscent of 80’s era Berlin School electronic music. 

The Sea of Stars 

A collaboration between Finland’s Johan Tronestam and Canada’s Kuutana, “The Sea of Stars” has an arrangement of rich synthesizer sequences punctuated by space ambiances and true electric guitar riffs. 

Spirit Trance 

A collaboration between USA’s Synthesist (Chris Pearre) and Canada’s Kuutana, “Spirit Trance”  

HyperSpace 

A collaboration by new Sequential Dreams contributor Altocirrus (Sean and Clare McCarthy) and Canada’s Kuutana, HyperSpace combines a rich set of space ambiance, synthesizer sequences, and electric guitar  

Light Years Away 

This track is a musical interlude with ChillStep influences, sounds and beats. 

Blue Galaxy 

A collaboration between Austria’s Celestial View and Canada’s Kuutana, “Blue Galaxy” has sequences and sounds reminiscent of "New Berlin School" post early ‘2000s era. A lovely and upbeat track that may also appeal to chill genre listeners. 

Escape Velocity 

A solo piece composed and performed by Canada’s Kuutana, “Escape Velocity” is a “New Berlin School” genre electronic rock track . This is the L3G4CY albums’ longest track at nearly 14 minutes. 

Orbital Maneuvers 

A track taken from the Canada’s Midnight Airship project which attempts to include sounds influenced by 'the Floyd . Picture floating in zero-g in orbit around an alien planet! 

Light Beyond the Abyss 

In “Light Beyond the Abyss”, Canada’s Kuutana weaves a tapestry of Japanese shakuhachi flute over a backdrop of sequenced synthesizers and melodic electric guitar. A backdrop of ethereal voices and space ambiance give the whole a slight otherworldly feel. 

The Phoenix 

This track is an alternate path stemming from original works on the track "Fire" originally released on The Cosmic Touch album. Although "Fire" was a co-production between composers Kuutana and Daniel Wolf, "The Phoenix" starts from tracks originally composed by Kuutana, the resulting piece taking an alternate path, leading to a distinct version, yet inspired by the original theme. This is the first published appearance of "The Phoenix" as of yet unpublished until the "Wavefront" Borders Edge Records 2014 compilation album. This is a newly reformulated version of the track.


released 27 March 2015 

A Sequential Dreams and Borders Edge Records production. 

tags: berlin school contemporary instrumental new age progressive electronic soundtrack tangerine