7 tracks. Running time 70:42 The latest studio album from Create, Steve Humphries, is inspired by the TV series Lost and dedicated to his Grandad who past away last year. By now Create has set his stall out with a style based on the three act paradigm started by Tangerine Dream in the 70s with a spacey section, the addition of sequencing and melodies, then a spacey denouement. Lost on an Island of Adventure follows in that tradition apart from the closing piece. Liquid spacey ripples shoot over a soundscape of cosmic drones and washes in the opener “Just Above the Surface”. Further washes add wisps of melody and then a burbling sequence fades in along with a bleeping and percussive rhythm, all played in a staccato manner and augmented by quickly meandering electrified notes. Steve has thrown in a surprisingly quirky piece called “This Island Life” to catch out people like myself who think they know what's coming next. Synth chords that expand out and die away like a ghostly klaxon lead the way for a fat beepy rhythmic loop, and later a space flute comes in to add an mysterious atmosphere. I had to do a double take when first hearing this piece because there's a constant sound which I can only describe as similar to a vacuum cleaner continually groaning in the background. The one track not following the three act path is “Heaven Waits (for Grandad)”. Shiny flickering metallic drones sound against a reverberating tone and heavenly male chorales of the kind encountered on TD's Rubycon add an otherworldly aura. Along with slow refrains the piece conveys a mix of emotions from subdued weeping and letting go to the hope for an aferlife awaiting the departed soul. I wouldn't call myself a big fan of this kind of music. That said, Lost on an Island of Adventure is more palatable than a lot of music oriented around sequencing that I've encountered. There's enough variety and a wonderful closing track to raise this album above being a run of the mill quasi retro fest.