 2nd album (2010) remixed and remastered with new artwork for this 10th anniversary edition.
Format: CD / Cat No: THOR58 / Released: 04/12/2020
Track Listing: 1. Reality Check (4:55) / 2. Threads (10:30) / 3. Falling to Pieces (6:16) / 4. Traces (7:19) / 5. Thicker Than Water (14:49) - a. Part 1 - Innersense - b. Part 2 - Firelight Shadows - c. Part 3 - Secrets Revealed - d. Part 4 - Aquiescence
More information: Traces is a journey through loss, growing up and getting older. Letting things go and learning how to move on. Asking questions that don't have immutable answers, telling stories that don't necessarily have happy endings. Coming to terms with things you can't change or control. Mood music not for elevators. Understanding that being alive sometimes means hurting, but somehow uplifting rather than morose.
The influences on this textured sound are quite diverse; a broad spectrum from early 70s to latest technology. Woven deep into the layered fabric of the songs are echoes of Pink Floyd, Marillion, Porcupine Tree and even Camel. Make no mistake, it is an album, not a collection of singles; though each song could stand alone, it deserves to be played in the appropriate sequence. Traces, from the thunderous opening instrumental Reality Check to the epic closer Thicker Than Water, is an emotional and musical tour de force. An attempt to tap into the yearning all of us feel to make a mark; to leave something that proves we have existed.
Line-up: Adrian Jones – Guitars, Bass (5), Additional Keyboards (5), Programming / Marc Atkinson – Vocals / Brendan Eyre – Keyboards / Neil Quarrel – Bass / Eric Jones – Drums
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