Tripping the Lights Fantastic on Jacob’s Stairway

On the 4Hero - Parallel Universe share Tierra del Fuego Frenz Diego sez:
     "A remarkable but obscure record, Good stuff yeah. At this stage 4h were becoming Jacob's Optical Stairway". 

 

Great segue to some more fantastic music. Jacob’s Optical Stairway’s self-titled release is often thought of as Parallel Universe 2.

Carrying the science-fiction theme of 4hero's Parallel Universe over to their Jacob's Optical Stairway side-project, Dego & Marc Mac crafted an album of understated breakbeats with high strings, heavy synthwork, in addition to vocals by a soul inspired Samantha Powell. The duo also enlisted Detroit hero Juan Atkins ("the original pioneer of Detroit techno") as well as raver & electronica star Josh Wink to work on two tracks: "The Fusion Formula" & "The Naphosisous Wars," respectively. Jacob's Optical Stairway is, if possible, an even more streamlined, lush drum'n'bass project for the duo than previous releases.

I chose to share the Reinforced Rcords 2021 reissue because of the bonus 7"... 

 

Jacob's Optical Stairway - self-titled 2xLP+7“. Reinforced Records RIVETLP25, 2021.
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Side A -
Fragments of a Lost Language
The Naphosisous Wars featuring Josh Wink

Side B -
The Chase the Escape
The Fusion Formula (The Metamorphosis) featuring Juan Atkins
Majestic 12

Side C -
Solar Feelings featuring Samantha Powell
Jacob's Optical Illusion
Harsh Realitys

Side D -
The Engulfing Whirlpool
Quatrain 72 (Red Horizon)
20 Degrees of Taurus

RIVETLP025-07 -
That Side -
Solar Reprise
This Side -
Twenty Four Steps

 

Enjoy,
NØ