Personnel: Kit Watkins (classical guitar, flute, piano, Clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, MiniMoog synthesizer); Coco Roussel (drums, gong, percussion). Recorded at Island Studios, Clarksburg, Maryland. This early 1980s collaboration between keyboard wizard Kit Watkins and drummer Coco Roussel yields interesting results. Keyboards and computers have come a long way since the making of this CD, but somehow this album avoids dating itself because of the extensive use of acoustic instruments such as piano, flute, classical guitar, and drum set. Surprisingly, many of the tracks on LABYRINTH sound like progressive rock. These tunes are structurally complex, harmonically advanced, and employ a variety of odd time signatures. This makes compositions such as "Labyrinth" and "4 Bars -- 1 Unit" sound similar to the music of late '70s bands Emerson, Lake & Palmer; and Yes. On the other hand, "Mt. St. Helens" is influenced by another kind of pop music. For this piece, Roussel plays a standard disco groove throughout. Finally, the last three tracks are thematically related to one another and are called "Cycles 1," "Cycles 2," and "Cycles 3" respectively. These three pieces are serene and mellow, and are designed to invoke a state of peace and tranquility.

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Personnel: Kit Watkins (classical guitar, flute, piano, Clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, MiniMoog synthesizer); Coco Roussel (drums, gong, percussion). Recorded at Island Studios, Clarksburg, Maryland. This early 1980s collaboration between keyboard wizard Kit Watkins and drummer Coco Roussel yields interesting results. Keyboards and computers have come a long way since the making of this CD, but somehow this album avoids dating itself because of the extensive use of acoustic instruments such as piano, flute, classical guitar, and drum set. Surprisingly, many of the tracks on LABYRINTH sound like progressive rock. These tunes are structurally complex, harmonically advanced, and employ a variety of odd time signatures. This makes compositions such as "Labyrinth" and "4 Bars -- 1 Unit" sound similar to the music of late '70s bands Emerson, Lake & Palmer; and Yes. On the other hand, "Mt. St. Helens" is influenced by another kind of pop music. For this piece, Roussel plays a standard disco groove throughout. Finally, the last three tracks are thematically related to one another and are called "Cycles 1," "Cycles 2," and "Cycles 3" respectively. These three pieces are serene and mellow, and are designed to invoke a state of peace and tranquility.