Well. so his new project is a fusion of later Steve Birch stuff and his psytrance 2010s alter ego Merlins Apprentice.
As a long Steve Birch fan ( I love every 'spaced out' version from 2004 to 2016) i was really interested how his new project will sound....
Unfortunately, it is simply much 'over the top' production, got way too many samples in the tracks, and its too wild in general.
yeah, I love complex trance tracks (especially when they have a clever and multi layered buildup for 8-9 minutes) but this is too chaotic.
the best tracks are well produced, worst tracks are nothing but cheesy - all along the typical squarebass which once was the next big thing around 2016 (thanks to LOUDs 5 Billion Stars LP) but in 2025 sounds a bit shady.
Overall not a bad album, but for Steve Birch standards it's just disappointing.