Summary
The name of the band indicate the roots of this band, being derived from an album by TD. The music was made for the solar eclipse that we had quite recently here in Europe (and also in Hungary where it was complete, and it is that country from which this band hails). I also wonder whether the music was made after, before or maybe even during the eclipse. If it was not before they must have hurried quite a lot to get it finished so soon.

The music
As might be expected we open with a short introduction, called Dawn's Mist. Lots of sound effects on this one, harbouring he dark atmospheres of Jobsons Theme Of Secrets. Without really noticing we move into Lonely Wolf on which we here rather softly rolling sequencers and some flute like, melodic playing. All in all quite dreamy. The music goes into the direction of Tangerine Dream with a focus on slowly building percussion. There's some Bolero influence here as well and for those of you into ULtravox, also the "descent on piano" of Vienna. All in all a diverse and rather long track, but also a bit fragmentary. Still, the atmosphere the songs breathes is at least a constant. With Northern Lights we return to the cosmic, dark short tune, while the follow up Rainbow has some strong Vangelis influences. A bit too strong for my tastes. I mean I'm not against Vangelis or anything, but this just comes too close and it is quite commercial as well, more like Peru and Nova than the master himself. Sound wise lot's of swishing sounds in here. Moonrise is again a short one and again it is on the gloomy side. Not really a composition but an immersion in sound. Strangely, the sounds are rather spooky and "unnatural" and hence do not really fit in with the "naturalness" of the titles. But then again, a Moonrise is something out of this world. A nice majestic melody is featured as well. With Stonehenge we go back to Vangelis, the China/Antarctica period. Powerful buildup, but then gradually moving into a more rhythmic part. The melody is quite nice and the music hasd a certain swing to it (but it's not danceable). Although it sounds quite commercial, it does have something. Maybe the rather grating sound of the keyboards. Ocean Currents opens as a rather neurotic piece, then this is moved more into the background as the main fluting theme is played and as a neurotic additive, the dribbling sequencers come back into play. The bells signify the entering of the next track. Being short, it is one of the more free form kind of before. All in all it sounds quite fresh and hence the name Daylight Stars is well chosen. The sounds are in the Vangelis mode, again a bit of China. Flare is one that becomes more interesting towards the end when the sequencers become more and more urgent and the flashes of sound punctuate the almost silently thunderous repetitive bursts. Elementary Forces is an up-beat piece, rather light in a way, with a telling melody. Total Eclipse is an eerie piece in which the sun has finally hid itself behind the moon. The closer is a bit of a subdued piece with sequencers again. The melody is quite an optimistic one, but a few sounds give the impression of large predators fighting. I'm not that happy with the sequencer part here, which sounds a bit too thin, and the melody is also not that great, lacking that bit of finesse.
The sound quality is good throughout with quite a lot of headphone-only stereo effects. The artwork is also very good with beautiful some photographs.

Conclusion
Not prog, but electronic music in the vein of later Tangerine Dream and mid period Vangelis. Lots of sides to this music: dark and gloomy, swinging with rhythm, but generally quite melodic. Some parts I would regard as too light (Rainbow) and also the closer, Rebirth. The short tracks can be regarded as atmospheric, while the longer tracks are ones in the style of TD and Vangelis. A nice album, but not great.

Jurriaan Hage