''The Imaginary Direction of Time'' is the second full-length album by

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. It was released on July 26, 2004. Paul Stenning described the album in ''

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'' as lacking "any real sense of purpose. This seems like a 'concept' and 'avant garde' for the sake of it, turning the album into a mesh of clumsy comparisons and nothing of real worth...it's a none-too-daring experiment caught in the headlights of its own vision".

Track listing

# "What is Beauty?" – 5:03 # "Sounds Like Desolation" – 0:35 # "Theory of Relativity" – 4:47 # "Visions of Perfection" – 5:18 # "The Fireworks of Genesis" – 5:39 # "Under the Stars" – 6:25 # "A Moment For Reflection" – 5:57 # "Time Without End" – 4:09 # "The Final End" – 1:10 # "Beyond Fate" – 2:52 # "Silence in Despair" - 4:55 # "Infinity" - 3:17

Personnel

Line up

Eikind Lars Eikind, also known as Lars Eric Si, has been a part of the Scandinavian rock/metal scene for many years both as musician and producer. He has been involved in numerous bands, either as a full-time or session member. The first band he eve ...

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) - Piano, keyboards *

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) - Drums

Session Members

*Andre Orvik - Violin *Vegard Johnsen - Violin *Dorthe Dreier - Viola *Hans Josef Groh - Cello

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Imaginary Direction of Time Winds (band) albums 2004 albums Albums with cover art by Travis Smith (artist)