A voice saying "A stereo space odyssey" might suggest the contents of this album, Yes, it's that Eurock, Krautrock, electronic music which dominated the underground beneath the more 'commercial' cults all those years ago and which spawned such people as TANGERINE DREAM, KLAUS SCHULZE, ASH RA TEMPEL etc. And, despite a cynical approach to a music which hadn't changed much in years, I must say this cassette has a much harder edge which, if filled out with more mainstream drum patterns might push it out of a safe backwater and into the strong flowing river of success. The opening track on the first side - "Destination Cygnus V" attests to this theory - the synth sounds are thick and resonant, and the structure suggests a strong, dancy ANTLER-SUBWAY, EBM type of thing, which, due to mild, atmospheric drums, it declines to deliver. What your left with is a hard-edged synth pattern track which has character & strength in it's simplicity. This dissolves and is replaced by a meandering, phasing synth pattern over which a crunchy clicking rhythm is laid, layers of electronics grow & fade, and DR. WHO's TARDIS is heard to grow & fade. "Northern Alignment" reminds me of TANGERINE DREAM - meandering sequencers which change parameters every few patterns, complicating in a simple way. This sound is filled out by other synths following suit and a scissor-cutting percussive pattern which is a white metal in a multicolored, deep-hued soundscape. Other sounds grow & fade subtly through the mix, adding interest & mystery to it. It has a huge, deep density which fills a room without too much volume. It fades away on whispy patterns to allow the echoey "Winds Of Triton" liberty. This track is less frontal, more drifting, like dust motes falling through endless space, catching & reflecting light as they dance their almost motionless dance, A child's voice is heard; a harsh sound penetrates; a tune grows from the tuneless. The second side opens with the epic "Gemini Dawn", which gradually grows from disconnected synth fanfares into a huge piece of music which might be said to be classic Eurock. This initial tune dies away letting a wave of distant electronics wash out of the speakers, while strange patterns insinuate themselves gradually. Parts of this remind me a little of VANGELIS's "Soil Festivities". A sudden bright sequence bursts through the sounds, a pattern which dies away, then grows once more in another shape, a fully-realised piece which seems more frenetic than it actually is, mad keen to scamper. It finally fades away, a great example of the genre which those interested in this music should seek out. "Unveil The Hysterskies" closes the album, again a track which seems fettered & bound, despite it's frenetic struggles to break free. It has deep, resonant sweeps of keyboard over which a skittering white sequence pattern scratches, full of barely suppressed energy. At one point it even seems to gallop! It concludes with a thump of drums, rather than meekly fading to silence, once more showing that CENTURY'S END have more strength than might be immediately obvious. Originally reviewed for Soft Watch.