There are so many elements layered in here that a single listen can't catch them all, and the sonic picture is wonderfully lavish. It's packed with epic tracks featuring fuzzy, spring-reverb-drenched guitar, big band-style horn arrangements, and a garage rock attitude. It's fun to catch glimpses of the many influences at play, from Eddie Palmieri and Esquivel to The Lively Ones, Dusty Springfield and War. The actual communications audio recorded during the Apollo moon missions, worked in at key moments, is a stylish touch too. A masterwork! (Original Japanese text by AYAM)