Julia Kent

Temporal

"Last Hour Story" is a punishingly beautiful opening track, that holds the kind of high strung tension painted across all those quivering orchestral affairs, arms swaying, black ties and champagne mixed in with decadence, a chandelier hanging above the preforming orchestra, one note too high and it could all come crashing down.

"Imbalance" does what its name suggest, it creates this sort of counter balance to the image first conjured by way of invasive electronic chirpings, ... read more

Temporal is Purifying. Last Hour Story is a 12 minute epic that starts the album great. The electronic chirps on Imbalance creates a suspicious vibe. Conditional Futures sounds like a classical version of a song from the Deus Ex Soundtrack. The Faint Cellos are eargasmic. The Acoustic and String arrangements on Floating City are beautiful and the touch of piano makes it easily the best sound on the album. Sheared has some great progression in the composition. Through the Window has a playful ... read more

Although the term mesmerizing is pretty cliché, it does describe the wispy, ethereal nature of Kent's arrangements and compositions quite well, much like the album cover.

It sure hooks you in and then kind of drifts about, but still keeping your interest...