“This has to be the most achieved work of Sequential Dreams which finally blend all those eras of Tangerine Dream into a complete sonic veil which floats for all those who want more of TD”

 As prolific as a brook which draws its inspiration down from a fall, Ron Charron delivers us a 2nd opus, the 9th in all, of Sequential Dreams some 3 months after The Exodus Wave. And contrary to this album, “The Infinite Divide” proposes a less rock approach with 10 titles which travel between the various periods of Sequential Dreams' main source of inspiration: Tangerine Dream.

    And even if the line is sometimes thin between EM and Prog music, the Berlin School style, all era reunited, shines here. Inspired from Edgar Froese's rhythms, "Angels at Hades Gates" is a nice combination between the Stuntman and the Beyond the Storm years. The blend between Ron Charron' electric six-strings and his synths is done judiciously, as well as this transition between Macula Transfer and Stratosfear. The rhythm is rather lively and gallops without stress in a beautiful sonic valley molded by nice synth effects and dramatic pads. 

    "Breath of Life" is a pretty cool ballad which floats between clouds of blue mist and some slightly too cute sequences. Sometimes perched on the tears of a plaintive guitar, on the sighs of synth mist or in an enjoyable angelic voice, the seraphic melody travels on the delicate upward rhythm of a movement of sequences which will squeeze a cloud filled of water. It's nice to hear! 

    After an ambient introduction a la Rick Wright in Wish You Were Here, "Dark Energy" proposes a galloping rhythm which slips into a splendid structure of complex rhythm fed by these Chris Franke's hyperactive and radioactive sequences. The guitar is judiciously inserted here.

"Eternity in a Moment" bears well its title name. It's a Rockoon kind of track! I listened to twice, it was enough! 

Set apart this little faux-pas, according to my ears, the rest of “The Infinite Divide” is simply delectable.