This is an engaging listen from beginning to end, and wisely (without lyrics or narration) the music is left to speak for itself even individual tracks are strong taken by themselves – this is that rare soundtrack with zero filler. While many projects of this type can weigh down and become overbearing, this one certainly does not there is a good balance between dynamics, tempos, and timbres as the storyline progresses and its various elements unfold. Lovecraft’s “The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath,” eleven purely instrumental tracks following a brief spoken intro, alternating light and dark (and very dark) elements of progressive rock, electronic, symphonic, and floating ambient, occasionally informed by bits of jazz and world music. This ambitious concept album by Maryland duo Xcross is based on H.P. Xcross - Kadath - The Dream Quest (Ek Balam EBRCD001, 2007, CD)
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