Great Panoptique Winter is the once-a-decade collaboration of Jason Sweeney (Panoptique Electrical, Pretty Boy Crossover) and Richard Adams (The Declining Winter, Hood). This is their second release on the label after the highly acclaimed, and already sold out, debut album 'Wildness' back in 2015. I'm familiar with Sweeney's work, but not so with Adams. This is a mere six tracks in 26 minutes, but I found myself immediately drawn in to the world of the Great Panoptique Winter. There is a remoteness, yet familiarity to the music on 'This Time Alone.' It seems to be nearly the perfect synthesis of vocals in an ambient atmosphere. The best way to describe this is Art Pop, and incredibly engaging Art Pop at that. There isn't a bad or boring track on 'This Time Alone' and my only regret is that it isn't longer. Hope we won't have to wait another decade for a new album by Great Panoptique Winter. A limited edition of 300 handmade and hand-numbered collectible CD-r copies, in the usual Sound In Silence unique quality packaging.