3 tracks. Running time 62:48 Nucelosynthesis, the duo Michael Shipway and Steve Smith, is another sequencer based artist releasing works on the Groove label. Apparently Nucleosynthesis is the chemistry of the universe's birth known as the Big Bang, but the liner notes add that with this album it's the chemistry between artist and audience. Quick fire electronics and fiery swirling waves begin the pulsing “Explosion”. Animated bright notes bounce along as dramatic chords and celestial voices all try to express the initial stages of an explosion beyond comprehension. This leads into a white hot stippling passage with lots of TD-esque spacey melodies and Vangelis style big chords adding further drama. In “Evolution” mysterious rumbles, washes, and electronic chatter opens up to a kind of Sci-Fi refrain. A mid-tempo repeating basic melody coupled with dragging beats then leads into a percussive sequence overlaid by “ahhh” electronic chorals and an anticipatory melody. The final track “Implosion” begins with a sense of instability. Taut drones and glittering washes shine then fade out to fluctuating churchly organ tones and fluttering electronic effects. Glistening drones are a prelude to a heavy galloping sequence that conjures up an image of the universe quickly rolling back to whence it came. There's a lot of this kind of sequence oriented music around, especially on the Groove label. Some of it does tend to sound similar unless you listen carefully for the differences that each artist brings to the genre. Nucleosynthesis is a powerful musical journey as good as anything else I've heard in this vein recently.