The Second Mechanism is second album by progressive rock band Diagonal. Opening cut Voyage/Paralysis is like a meeting of Pink Floyd, Eloy,
and Soft Machine, while the more aggressive These Yellow Sands sees
space rock guitars, analog keyboards, and Passport styled sax lines
collide for an exciting prog brew. Mitochondria contains some furious
jazz-fusion passages mixing with Tangerine Dream styled electronics (the
unison guitar/keyboard/sax lines are outstanding), which will appeal to
any fan of classic Soft Machine, and Hulks sees the first appearance
of vocals in what is otherwise a dense mix of dark prog & jazz,
complete with some searing guitar solos and stabbing sax that culminate
in an almost free-jazz finale. Closer Capsizing is a soaring
jazz-fusion meets space rock jam with scattered sax, guitar, and
keyboard melodies fluttering about the mix, with some nice heavy rock
guitar riffs and leads towards the back end of the song.
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