Out of wisdom cometh beauty.

Douglas P. has always been one of our favourite songwriters, poets and singers. And on this album, he manages to top himself, as usual, and takes a giant leap from his previous works to new pastures. Gone is the rough sound and replaced by acoustics and soft singing.

The music is lovely. Mostly it's soothing strumming guitar with some trumpet or glockenspiel on the background.

Lyrics are beautiful and wise poetry. As before, the lyrics are not filled with hatred or misanthropy but Douglas has started to investigate other aspects of human life. God, in form or another, has become an important part of the lyrics. Douglas' friend, David Tibet, has written lyrics for two songs on the album, "Daedalus Rising" and "This Is Not Paradise".

Douglas' singing is intense but passionless, calm and soothing and deep. David Tibet also sings the two songs, and, though nothing negative can be said about Douglas, he still has a way of having a deeper effect on the listener. "The Giddy Edge of Light", though, in all its serene tranquil calmness, is in a class of its own.

A wise album. As Devamitra put it, "Wisdom is a beautiful thing". Nothing bad can be said about this piece of art. Well. Except for the booklet cover layout.