Extravagantly packaged and lusciously produced, Yellow Mind Blue Mind is the sound of Graham Bonnett,
Trey Gunn and
Geoff Tyson combining for what might be the first ever heavy metal new age album, a collection of seven bruising soundscapes that draw their inspiration from some delightfully long-winded titles ("On The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean", anyone?) but never outstay their welcome. Understandably imbued with an element of old
King Crimson, but equally redolent of some of 70s prog's other wild prognostications, Yellow Mind Blue Mind also tips its hat towards some dramatically industrial notions; and, while Bonnett-watchers might be disappointed by his lack of involvement (he sings on just two of the three vocal cuts;
Alejandro Jodorowsky is the star of the third), simply waiting for him to arrive is a journey in itself. It's not an easy album to love, but it is a very rewarding one.