I normally complain about long songs, but this Pink Floyd like drone is how you do it as we are seven and a half minutes in before I care about how long the song is. It is just the opener that is long. I mean 16 minutes is pretty ballsy way to open your album, though Devils Blood has done similar. The bass line gets cool and creepy around the 9 minute mark., It gets kinda of Tool like when it builds up. There is a more sedate introspection to the almost acoustic dream folk of "Echo of a Waning Star" . "Ecliptic" is kraut rock synth driven. Sounds like moon music. There is a little more to it than most of the synth wave kind of thing these days. But it's an instrumental so limited to atmosphere.
The palm muted Tooly grooving returns for " Eta Carinae". The bass playing is not as ambitious as Tool's on this song, and they are not as dark as Tool. With more Thin Lizzy like guitar harmonies on this song. The title track is more of a drug ballad. Almost closer to the Foo Fighters than any of the more groove driven places they have taken us so far here. It is rally well done and sounds great , I no longer do drugs to I am sure that would help the over all experience. Evne with no drugs these guys put even thought and talent into what they do to keep my interest. It is funny that as far a stoner metal goes they draw more influence from Tool than Black Sabbath.
The last song "Red Star pt 2 " is more along the lines of Queens of the Stoneage. The vocals are less hooky than what Homme might do. The guitar playing on this album is excellent and is what steals the show. The vocals at least try. There is a a heavier build that is the album most meatl moment on this song., I will give this an 8.5 . It was really well done , but did not make me rush to download it .
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