Pianist Pat Battstone and vibraphonist Richard Poole's album Mystic Nights is full of tracks that are instrumental fused with a dark and classical sounds that showcase the talents of these two artists.
The mixture of these unique tracks can easily put your mind at ease with the soothing meditative sound to scaring you with the deep piano riff.
Battstone and Poole are no strangers to the world of jazz and have combined their knowledge and talent to form an album that has a consistent flow.
The album starts of with the song “Scottish Heather” that is has a slow start and introduces a sweet melody. This song gives you an insight to their capability of playing their instruments. There is no definite rhythm introduced since it was just a mixture of sounds.
In the single “Summer Sunset” there is a better collaboration of the duo. The track is relaxing and slow tempo brigs you a euphoric and peaceful mindset.
It shifts to a darker sound in the songs “When Creatures Resigned” and “Mystic Nights” which has a spine chilling sound that can easily incorporated in a horror film.
Overall the tracks were easy to listen to but after a while it seemed like each song blurred together and it was hard to get through the album. Here is a preview to their music below.