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Although traces of Spyro Gyra and Chick Corea can be heard in the group's tightly wound and highly dynamic grooves, there's another sensibility at work here, namely the psychedelic overtones of Pink Floyd and the space jazz of Sun Ra. "Expansion," certainly, has that drugged-out vibe with its opening extraterrestrial atmospherics, then reaching down to Earth with Ricardo Pons' comfy sax. On "Solarwinds," the group really elevates into the stratosphere, jamming with superpowered energy. It's exhilarating. Imagine Pink Floyd going free jazz on your ass, and that's what "Solarwinds" is like.
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The warm "9to1" is absolutely lovely, far sweeter than its cryptic title suggests. The bass lines pulsate like a heartbeat. The track truly lifts your spirits. "Endless Light" is probably the most hook-oriented cut here with its snappy, catchy beats. Every musician in this quartet is given a chance to shine although not at the song's expense. For example, L. Paul Romero's crystalline guitars on "Momentum" add to, and not distract from, the composition's sense of majesty.
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