Oregon-based composer Jeffrey Ericson Allen’s 6th release for Spotted Peccary Music is both something somewhat familiar and something completely different; a re-imagining (in remixes) of a number of tracks from past Chronotope Project releases, as well as previously unreleased material. Ten tracks in 72 minutes gives the composer/sound producer ample time to lay out his vision for an expansive soundscape that hangs together well as a complete album rather than just independent remixes. The (remixed) opening of "Unwinding the Dream" offers gentle sequencing over water and the presence of the Haken Continuum enriches the emotional musicality of this distinctive piece. I really liked the subtlety of "Mind's I," a very nice piece to transition to from the opener. "Solar Winds" (remix) is dronish space ambient at its best, the perfect soundtrack for a flotation tank.

With "Ghost in the Machine" (previously unreleased from the 'Gnosis' sessions) you may get the feeling that the ghost has become corporeal, or at least visible. There's more melodicism here than you might imagine at first; busy lines of melody without actually sounding busy. At 10:32 "Tonglen" is the longest track on the album (but not by much) with a strong Asian influence in the woodwind department. It is also the first track that I noticed had percussion. "Arctic Spring" has an icy, isolationist quality to it, but also with the neo-classical lullaby melody of a cello and oboe. The rest of the album is nicely flowing ambient, and the final track, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" sounds like a cinematic epilogue to a major motion picture release. A splendid album that should keep Spotted Peccary busty filling Chronotope Project orders.