About three and a half minutes of atmospheric yet subtly lyical synth textures go by before Jacquie Virgil comes in singing vocals for the title track. Actually she starts a little earlier than that, wordlessly, but the lyrics come in later. It's a beautiful, soulful and haunting track with hints of bluesiness to it.

A shakuhachi sound (I don't think it's a real shakuhachi) opens "Joe's Place", which leads to a slightly ominous mood before shifting to a more angelic cathedral sound.

The tempo picks up and you'll probably start tapping your toes to "The Harbor", which features some synth electric guitar flourishes and lyrics sung by Diamond Ross.

"Nightfall" is a melancholy synth instrumental that falls somewhere in between a 1970s Doctor Who Radiophonic Workshop piece and a Julee Cruse backing track.

But then we get another groovy, swaying pop number with vocals by Jacquie Virgil again. This is a nice, lilting song, peppy but restrained.

Percolating, Philip Glass-ish synth lines run through "Civilized Illusions" while some breathy musical figures provide a counterpoint to more sustained and solid melodic ideas. Drums come in to provide a driving pulse about halfway through.

The next track, "Swamp Voices", is a still, solemn synth atmosphere and is followed by another restrained, quiet, textural track, "Transparent Days".

To conclude the album there's an instrumental version of the title track, then three bonus tracks.

"Swamp" is a mysterious and slightly menacing mood piece, all long tones and light percussion. "Nature" is a more uplifting, heavenly-sounding number, similar to the end of "Joe's Place".

And finally, "Going to Town" is actually kind of a rock number, with energetic drumming and insistent synth lines suggesting some kind of dramatic effort or confrontation.