Disc one leads with Mark Otten – "Tranquility," which accurately sets the mood and overall theme for most of the rest of the album. "Tranquility" transitions seamlessly into "Sahara," one of the few tracks with a memorable melody. To me, the melodic and vocal elements are what separate just another track from a bona fide song; vocals are sparsely scattered throughout the two discs. The male vocals in "Velvet Morning" by Kyau vs. Albert compliment the instrumentation beautifully without being overpowering. "Seriously in love, seriously in pain…" make the brief lyrics very relatable as we know the two (love and pain) often go hand in hand.
Disc 2 opens with "Kubik," which starts off as a couple of "space-age" sweeping sounds, then builds nicely into a light, bouncy groove. The next few tracks are very ambient and Enigma-esque; track 3 is fittingly called "The Ambience." There are some minor tribal elements in Perry O’Neil’s remix of Mind Circles, and each track/song gets progressively harder from this point through the end of the disc. "Naked Angel," with its melancholic piano and airy "Aaahs", is where the mood of the album really intensifies and the energy level eventually starts to "Rise." Envio’s "Time to Say Goodbye" by name alone would have fit better at the end of the album, but also, it is my favorite song on disc 2 and would have made for a nice ending.
