Existence

Sitting in a bus for a 5-hour trip, I write this review exactly while i am listening to this album. I don't want to miss something, or to forget how great this album is. I'll make this simple and separate this review into a few categories which are: Similarities, Production, and Songs.

Similarities
First, there is no way, while listening to this album, that we can't think of Green Carnation. The dark, atmospheric feeling is crawling into your skin and lets its creepy yet relaxing taste in your mouth. A bit of Porcupine Tree, sometimes riffs à la Dream Theater, psychedelic movements that reminds Pink Floyd's works, then you can hear this calm soothing voice that can only evoke Green Carnation vocalist. Strange intros, acoustic parts, double-bass drum in the background of a sky tearing solo, the prog rock / prog metal sound is there and the furtive keyboard is sometimes there to remind it to you.

Production
As clear as crystal, as sharp as a knife, the production is over-the-top for this kind of band and it is very surprising. The voice is always clear and sounds like someone is whispering in my ears in real-time. The drums are perfect, and the stereo effect is nice, since it's rare that I'm aware of such a thing. Guitar, is also always greatly played, and perfectly rendered.
The first seconds of listening made me smile, because I knew I was listening to a quality product.

Songs
The overall structure of the album is well done and has to be taken as a whole. Without being a concept album, each song is a part of an entity, each song needs each others. There is a perfect balance in the songs since the start to the end, and as I said, there is a relaxing feeling at the end of the listening, a feeling of satisfaction, of accomplishment.

Great work from Dark Suns, i will look forward for the other albums, since this one is a masterpiece and should be listen by all Green Carnation fans that are sad by their separation.