Little Atlas – Automatic Day

Automatic Day is Little Atlas’s fourth, the music having gone almost completely over to the dark side. The music has evolved tremendously from Little Atlas’s beginning ten years previous, now closer to Porcupine Tree and classic Anekdoten, and having little to do with Spock’s Beard or Kansas. Yet there is still some classic prog grandeur that sets Little Atlas apart from other modern-style prog bands. As for other references, King Crimson deserve a mention, there are lots of passages featuring acoustic guitar that evoke a more pensive Genesis, and some songs have Yes elements, but again darker. Mellotron strings or choir are blended with dark, moody, more aggressive prog to great effect, and the production quality has improved with each CD. This is Little Atlas’s masterpiece.