Artist..............: Syndromeda
Album...............: Circles Of Life
Genre...............: New Age
Date................: 1997
Duration............: 65:44
Number of Songs.....: 6
Cover(s) Included...: Front, Back

Audio Format.........: Lossless
Ripper...............: EAC
Encoder..............: Monkey's Audio 3.99
Source...............: CD

                                 Release Notes
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Syndromeda - Circles Of Life (1997)

01. Infinity (14:29)
02. Nightwalks (11:12)
03. The Ring Of Power (8:57)
04. Interferenz (9:22)
05. Circles Of Life (13:47)
06. Best Of Both Worlds (7:55)


'Circles of Life? is the second CD outing by Syndromeda aka Danny Budts. I was impressed by his first CD ?Mind Trips? but honestly this album is in a completely different league. The opener ?Infinity? starts with dark rumblings over an even darker, constantly shifting, tapestry of sound. Then comes an absolutely stunning, take no prisoners, sequence with a whole host of cosmic effects hitting you between the eyes. The sequence builds and shifts and another simple but captivating sequence plays over the top. If you aren?t in love with the album by now then obviously sequencers / analogue sounds are not your thing. What is more the track just gets better and better. It is over all too soon. What sounds like a battle in deep space gets ?Nightwalks? under way in a non compromising fashion. Things calm down a little then a chunky sequence slowly begins. Another is introduced and the track chugs along mid paced. So much happens in Danny?s tracks that without the sequences providing a reference point it would be difficult to take it all in. A blistering lead line scorches over the top like a meteor and again things come to a conclusion too soon. There is no messing about on ?The Ring of Power? either as we get straight into a ballsy sequence, again first rate. Crystalline splashes of sound bombard the sequence which responds in return by turning up the intensity. An amazing drum line enters but the laser sharp lead just doubles the power in response. Honestly some of you will be just sitting open mouthed in amazement by now - I know I was! Classic sequence number four gets the next track ?Interferenz? under way and you could hardly say that it was low in the mix! I am in danger here of running out of superlatives. Oh bugger it, let?s just say another stunner and leave it at that. ?Circles of Life? comes next. It is probably the weakest track on the album and the opening section could have done with being a little shorter but still absolutely amazing. The final track ?Best of Both Worlds? begins with a basic piano melody that is certainly different than anything that has gone before. The same melody is transferred to synth and a little later the sequence enters and things become more interesting. A snare drum gives the track depth and things bubble along nicely but don?t quite scale the same heights as the first four numbers. If you have not guessed by now I rather like this album. I review a lot of sequencer albums but on the first four tracks this really does rank amongst the best. Syndromeda whilst remaining true to this form of music has developed a separate style all of his own that will captivate most that listen to it.