This is a concept album, a rite-of-passage story with a young character called Travla at its heart, but arguably this is autobiographical, and one gets the impression that Hackett used this to get some things off his chest. Sadly, musically this rarely lives up to the heady heights he has often climbed, and it feels somewhat boring, but then we get songs like "Enter The Ring" with its harmonies and rock stylings which makes one think we have been thrown back in time to the classic first three albums (can it really be that 2025 marks 50 years since the release of 'Spectral Mornings'?). To my mind it is the Genesis albums which have Hackett playing which are the most complete (none of this Gabriel/Collins malarkey for me), and I have always relished seeing him play live, and even though this is not exactly essential Steve is showing no signs whatsoever of slowing down. This may not be classic Hackett, but there are times when he shreds and shows no sign whatsoever of his years in the business, and the touches of brilliance are still there. It may not be his best album ever, but is a damn fine listen all the same. (Source: Prog Archive)

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The full track-listing is as follows:

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1. People of the Smoke (4:51)
2. These Passing Clouds (1:34)
3. Taking You Down (4:17)
4. Found and Lost (1:50)
5. Enter the Ring (3:52)
6. Get Me Out (4:15)
7. Ghost Moon and Living Love (6:43)
8. Circo Inferno (2:30)
9. Breakout (1:37)
10. All at Sea (1:46)
11. Into the Nightwhale (4:06)
12. Wherever You Are (4:18)
13. White Dove (3:13)

 

Players:

- Roger King / keyboards, programming, orchestral arrangements
- Amanda Lehmann / vocals (1,5,7,8,12)
- Nad Sylvan / vocals & guitar (3)
- Benedict Fenner / keyboards (7,9)
- Rob Townsend / tenor saxophone & whistle (3,8)
- John Hackett / flute (5)
- Malik Mansurov / tar (8)
- Jonas Reingold / bass (1,3,6,12)
- Craig Blundell / drums (3,5,7,12)
- Hugo Degenhardt / drums (9)
- Nick D'Virgilio / drums (1)
- Daniel Rawsie / voice (8)
- Jorge Araujo / voice (8)