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Theophany, one of the contributors to the Shinesparkers album Harmony of a Hunter, also released a new album on Sunday, Crystal Flash EP. The album is a tribute to both Metroid's 25th Anniversary and a memorial to Christopher "Avien" Powell, who produced the Maridia remix "Noumenon" for Relics of the Chozo and died in a car accident in 2004. The album contains six tracks, mostly in dubstep, and includes a fantastic rendition of the Metroid Prime title theme, Phendrana Drifts, and Maridia, with "Space Dive" in particular building strongly on Prime's musical style. The most unique piece in the track though is "Alone in the Universe", a five-minute arrange of the Other M trailer theme. Theophany produced a direct orchestration of this piece for Harmony of a Hunter, and the two tracks complement each other quite nicely. Crystal Flash EP is mostly subdued and melancholic, an album about recollection rather than action. The album art contains Torokun's excellent Samus in Morph Ball art work. Crystal Flash EP is available for free download from Band Camp.

Until next time...
Captain Commando