▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: A.C.T. ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Rebirth █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2019 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2020-01-02 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Progressive Rock ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Avalon ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ One of the first ônewö progressive rock acts I got █ █ into back in the day. Feels weird to say that. But █ █ at a time when I only really knew of Yes, Dream █ █ Theater, and Rush, a good friend of mine █ █ introduced me to a few bands that helped enlarge █ █ my world of music appreciation. A.C.T was one of █ █ those bands and I will forever be grateful for his █ █ help in expanding my horizons (ya hear that, █ █ Frank!?). █ █ The album that he introduced me to at the time was █ █ The Last Epic, and it did nothing short of blow my █ █ mind. Encapsulating the best parts of ELO, Styx, █ █ Elton John, and even a little Yes, along with a █ █ masterful hand at story telling; they were EXACTLY █ █ what I had been looking for in a band. Digging █ █ further, they lost me a little on their other █ █ albums (the earlier ones and Silence). While good █ █ albums, they didnÆt resonate with me like The Last █ █ Epic. But then Circus Pandemonium came along and I █ █ was all ôA.C.T are back!!!ö And now with this EP, █ █ they are still here! █ █ Waking up to the first track, The Ruler of the █ █ World, the sounds of an early morning greet us and █ █ that of a crowd at a cocktail party? But we █ █ quickly kick into pure A.C.T Everything you would █ █ expect from one of their songs. Feels a bit of a █ █ throwback during the verses where I can hear parts █ █ of past songs throughout and even a nicely soaring █ █ chorus to boot and some samples along the way. █ █ Check out their video for it below! This track and █ █ the next one, Running Out of Luck, sound very much █ █ like they could have been on the Last Epic. Which █ █ works for me! █ █ A Digital Affair takes a turn down a path I █ █ havenÆt heard them go before. A very sort of █ █ electronica styleà a digital affair, off you will. █ █ ;-P The verses are from the perspective of a █ █ humanoid in love and the chorus the humanÆs █ █ response. Once again, everything you expect from █ █ A.C.T with a nice unexpected twist in style. Love █ █ it! █ █ And then Meet the Past is back to the Act we know █ █ and love, while A Broken Trust, the last track, █ █ hits another style that feels a bit different for █ █ them, and even gets heavy in one part. Really █ █ loving this track. █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. The Ruler of the World 5:26 ░ ░ 2. Running out of Luck 3:28 ░ ░ 3. Digital Affair 4:11 ░ ░ 4. Meet the Past 3:55 ░ ░ 5. A Broken Trust 5:13 ░ ░ 6. Mr. Landlord (Live) (Bonus Track) 4:54 ░ ░ 7. Everything's Falling (Live) (Bonus 4:19 ░ ░ Track) ░ ░ 8. Abandoned World (Live) (Bonus Track) 4:00 ░ ░ 9. The Wandering (Live) (Bonus Track) 6:51 ░ ░ 10. Waltz with Mother Nature (Live) (Bonus 7:03 ░ ░ Track) ░ ░ 11. Take it Easy (Live) (Bonus Track) 3:10 ░ ░ 12. A Supposed Tour (Live) (Bonus Track) 4:38 ░ ░ 57:08 ░ ░ ▒ ▒ ▓ █ ░ ▓ ░ ■ █▄ ░ ██ ▀█▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ░▄██░ ░ ▀████▓█▄▄█████████▓░ ███ ███▓░ █████████▄▄██████▀ ▓ ▓▀▓ ▒███████▀▀ ▀████████▒ ░████████▀ ▀▀███████░▓▀▓ ■ ░ ▄█░█▀▀▄████▄▓ ▀█▀ █▓░ ▒▓█ ▀█▀ ▄████▄ ▀███▄░ ▄█▀░ ░███▀▀▀███▄ ▀█▒ ██▓ ██ ▓█▀ ▄███▀▀▀███░ ▀█░ █▀ ▓██▓ ▄███ ▀█▓ ████ ▒█▀ ▓███▄ ▓██▓ ▀█▓ █▀ ▓██░ ▒██████▓ ▀█ █▓ █▀ ▓██████▒ ░██▓ ▀█ ▒ ▄██ ░███ ▓███▓ ▀░██░▀ ▓███░ ███ ██▄ ▒ ░█▀ ███ ▄▀ ███▄ ▓████▒ ▄███▀▄ ███ ▀█░ ▓█▀ ▄██▄█▀ ░ ██████████████ ▀█▄ ██▄ ▀█▓ █▀ ████▀█▄▓░▄█ ▀██████▀ █▄▓░▄█▀█▄██ ▀█▓ ░ ▄ ██▀ ▀████▀ ▀█▓▀██ ▀████▀ ▀███ ▄ ▒ █░█▓ ██░ █░ █ ░██ ▀██▒█ ███░ ▒█░ ▄ ▓ ▒ ░█▒ ▓███ ░ ▓██ ░ ██▓ ██░ ░██ █▒ ░ ░█ ▀█ █▀ ▓ ░ ░