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Liquid Sky: Doldrums of Ecstasy (CD, 56:49); Metrobucks Records MR001

	No, it's not the cult movie soundtrack. It's progressive rock with a sharp-edged but 
effortlessly slick delivery. Vocals are well-crafted and carry things along rather than an 
add-on feature. George Stigg Thornton is lead vocals and guitars. Joe Khejl is more 
guitars, backup vocals, as well as producer and engineer. Kevin Brown is strong on bass 
and Matthew Kay precise on drums calling to mind Bruford. Both also contribute backup 
vocals.
	Oddly enough, no groups came immediately to mind to compare these guys to -- well, 
a unique and fresh sound. At first I had to reach for Yes, King Crimson, Crack the Sky, 
Pink Floyd, and even some Blue Oyster Cult in places. "Swell" is a rockin' 
B.O.C./Wishbone Ash instrumental syncopated groove that breaks into explosive 
Bruford-drumrolls with King Crimson outbursts. Then "Flat World" screamed King 
Crimson in the Adrian Belew period. You can go back through the vocals in this release 
and catch that essence of Belew's phrasing. The strong guitarwork is a 
Yes/Floyd/B.O.C./Crimson mix of styles.
	"Introspection" is a 19:57 piece that reminded me of DJAM KARET with a deeper-
voiced Jon Anderson in the Olias-of-Sunhillow mode/mood. Still, there are Crack the 
Sky/ Animal Notes strains in guitars and voice. You can find Frippy loops and spaced-out 
quiet moments that flow into obvious Yes-singing from the "And-You-and-I mold". 
"Introspection" builds to a Yes/"Wurm"-like progression for the grand finale. It fades out 
with a Fripp/Hackett addendum. This pinnacle piece is their "Stairway to Heaven", their 
"Closer to Home" so to speak. Recommended. -John W. Patterson


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