…This 15th anniversary remaster of ‘Gateway’ includes a bonus disc with eight additional unreleased tracks mostly from the 2010 era.
On Gateway, Erik Wøllo presents the kind of travelog predicted by Joe Meek with I Hear a New World, a soundtrack of a visit to an alien world. The roots of the release are more readily placed in late-’70s space rock and ’80s new age, though, and while Gateway is an enjoyable listen, it’s not very inspiring in feeling like a new launching point for both sound and style. The elegant blend of dreamy synth loops, deep bass tones, soft electric guitar parts, and more simply doesn’t break through into a new, striking synthesis. There’s no question that Gateway is both well-performed and arranged; it’s a lovely sounding effort…

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