Voyage

The companion piece to 1980's , the original vinyl release of 1982's , consisted of two side-long instrumental excursions that sound like mid-period with even less compositional structure. Judging by the settings of the synthesizer, which predominates in these meandering doodles, was recorded during the same undated jam session that produced the slightly more coherent . In its LP form, is almost entirely useless, strictly for die-hard fans of instrumental synth dribble. However, the 1997 CD almost makes up for it, adding three lengthy bonus tracks recorded much earlier in the band's career. has all the grace and fluidity lacking from the title tracks, while charts a sound similar to pre- . The bonus tracks aren't enough to make a must-own, but they're certainly far more intriguing than the album proper. ~ Stewart Mason