How long would it take before you find someone, if you live alone and lying dead in your house do? This is the uncomfortable question that involuntarily goes through your mind when you behind "Hand.Cannot.Erase" deals with the story. The concept album based on the true story of a young woman who was actually unnoticed in her London apartment for almost three years. Much good has been written here about the album, so I'll just describe my impressions. At first listen I was the album not as blown away by how two years ago Wilson's "Raven". The 66-minute medley that each genre assignment consistently eludes (Pop? Rock? Metal? Electro?) Is not so easy to grasp. When I the album but then again at night led me with headphones and booklet in his hands to heart, it unfolded its full effect and left me overwhelmed. "Hand.Cannot.Erase" actually works only at a time when musical journey of discovery and emotional roller coaster. "Routine" and "Ancestral" are for me the highlights, beautifully arranged and designed Progepen that are even more effective in the context even. Even the title track, a relatively unspectacular pop song and "Home Invasion", which sounds like a medley of "Deadwing" songs, blend homogeneously into the overall picture. "Hand.Cannot.Erase" reminds so considered more a painting (the protagonist is not in vain painter) as a collection of songs. I would like to highlight "Perfect Life", a fascinating nostalgic Electronica composition and the wacky instrumental "Regret No.9", which features solos by Adam Holzman and Guthrie Govan and delivered on every prog concept album of the past decades had a good figure , But whatever one may think of the music, Wilson's performance may not be left as a producer aside. Hardly an album that I've heard so far sounds so crystal clear and beautiful as fragile "Hand.Cannot.Erase" under headphones. As a mixer and sound artist Wilson has another peak of his (already impressive) reached career here. For some time I hear "Hand.Cannot.Erase" in a loop and the emotional effect that this album has on me, can not be to some extent. The details I have not long opened. And the rhythmic nod to the opening bars of "Home Invasion" I fail still :-)
