Maybe my enthusiasm for "Strange Cargo" requires further explanation.
Christian compares Orbit to Enigma, Drukman compared him to Tomita in a
letter. Yes, possibly so, it certainly has its new-age elements, but SC1 was
made in 1987. Before Enigma, but after the classic electronic age. It
certainly is "safe" music, a friend compared it to Pink Floyd while I was
listening to it.
I'm not sure if I would ever dump this on an unsuspecting crowd. If "Via
Caliente" wasn't so slow, it would certain mix fodder, but I wouldn't dismiss
the album just on that basis. It does sound like Floyd, it does sound like
Copeland, it does sound like Gabriel. Unfortunately, I like all three of
those artists.