10 tracks. Running time 56:47 Patrick Kelly's latest album Kindred Spirit continues his new age/ambient style heard on Beyond the Horizon but this time in a more relaxed and easygoing manner. As with the previous album there are interesting liner notes describing the inspiration behind some of the tracks. The gorgeous sounds are mainly created by synths, guitar, piano, drums, and strings. Setting the scene for the rest of the album is the opener “Angel of Light”. Warm chords hinting at angelic realms lead into a gentle percussive rhythm, a calmly uplifting melody on bright notes then comes in. All this is rounded out with vocally tinged wafting ethereal pads. One of my favourite tracks is “Time to Heal”. Perfect for draining one's anxieties away it slowly builds up a well crafted collage of acoustic guitar, a flutey melody, heavenly soaring pads, and a cantering percussion in a brushing/drumming style. Though the piece has an almost solemn demeanour it's got a lovely sense of yearning and hope. A few dramatic pieces are interspersed to offset the relaxing ones. In “Dreamscape” we hear the now familiar heavenly pads prominently breezing to and fro; a lolloping rhythm and bell like notes deliver a melody conveying a sense of the hidden world of dreams. All this is occasionally punctuated by syncopated synth sounds adding a slight sense of unease that can occur in dreams. It's my opinion that the best music usually comes from personal feelings and emotions, as opposed to, say, abstract ideas. This is the case on this album which wraps the listener in velvety smooth and comforting sounds and melodies. Since my first listen to Kindred Spirit I'm convinced that it consolidates Patrick's position as one of the best new age artists out there creating warm and uplifting music for relaxation or just pure enjoyment.