The first solo
Vidna Obmana work in three years is a surprising return to textural composition, particularly since intervening collaborations with Djen Ajakan Shean and
Steve Roach have revealed the more restless side of
Dirk Serries compositional persona. Still, an overarching focus on melody and dynamics distinguishes
River of Appearance from earlier program works such as the
Trilogy, combining mood with movement in far more obviously "musical" ways. [This edition includes a second disc of reworked album tracks.] ~ Sean Cooper