ARTIST:.......: Wavestar II TITLE:........: Nightwinds TYPE:.........: Retail LABEL:........: Groove Unlimited CATNO:........: GR-246 GENRE:........: Ambient LANG:.........: English QUALITY:......: 248 kbps / 44.1 kHz / Joint Stereo CODEC.........: LAME 3.100 -V0 SOURCE:.......: WEB GRABBER:......: UKW TRACKS:.......: 7 SIZE:.........: 142.49 LENGTH........: 01:16:31 URL:..........: http://johndysonwavestar.bandcamp.com/album/nightwinds RELEASE YEAR:.: 2018-00-00 RIP DATE:.....: 2020-02-24 T R A C K L I S T -------------------- 1. Dragon 8:35 2. Eldritch 10:19 3. Majesty 4:02 4. Track Of Time 9:59 5. The Velocity Of Dark 14:15 6. Reprise For Jack 7:30 7. Nightwinds 21:51 ----- Total 76:31 min R E L E A S E N O T E S ------------------------- Wavestar II sees John Dyson accompanied by accomplished composers and studio-technicians Paul Ward and Stephen Whitlan continuing the sonic quest where Wavestar left us many years ago. ôNightwindsö contains 78 minutes of warm, melodic and accessible electronic music John Dyson had been working on for long (but never was able to finish properly) with some of JDÆs fine e-guitar work and solos here and there, ôTrack of Timeö being a very fine example. ôThe Velocity of Timeö following next is another pinnacle which sees Mr DysonÆs execute various triumphant, interlocking solos recalling the hay days of good old Wavestar. ôRepriseö (dedicated to JohnÆs deceased partner Jack) starts out with intro of WavestarÆs classic track ôU.F.O.ö, then evolving into majestic, symphonic sphere and farscapes with cinematic hints. The album concludes with the 22-minute epic title track beginning with slow building synth textures and gentle guitar playing laying down a smooth blanket of warm atmospheres in the first half. The next 5-6 minutes features grand orchestral drama before the trio returns back to the starting point building a lovely celebratory-symphonic finale of the theme again including rapid sequencing and JohnÆs enthusiast and signature soloing. Both Wavestar II and ôNightwindsö make a strong and appealing statement. I, and IÆm sure many with me, would love to see this and more performed live sometime...Last but not least, thanks so much guys for resurrecting Wavestar.