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Master guitarist Steve Hillage has had a long and wildly varied career, and this, in my opinion, is his most beautiful work. From his early days with Khan and Kevin Ayers, through his supernova of creativity as lead guitarist for the artful middle period of Gong's long arc, and in his Gong-esque solo work up into the early 1980s, his speed and power were a significant part of whatever project he was involved in. And certainly no less so with the later System 7, and his other contemporary work. But back to the post-Gong period, he made a series of albums that were somewhere between space-rock and weird pop albums, with something resembling conventional songs and lyrics. Rainbow Dome Musick is different. It consists of two long pieces (album sides, for those of you who remember vinyl) which might be referred to as ambient music, except that the term ambient is usually a synonym for boring, while this music is anything but. Although the music seems simple, particularly in comparison to other work by Hillage, closer listening reveals an intricate complexity that is masked (if not hidden!) by its pleasantness. Nowhere else, that I know of, has Hillage released a work of the incredible beauty that we always knew he was capable of producing (unsullied by the jarring crash of power chords just when you were getting complacent - and not that I object to that, either, in its place!). This CD will find a special place for itself in your heart and your collection, and you will play it many times. Highly recommended!Read full review