Critic's Review
François Couture, All Music Guide
Spacefolds 5 is very different from previous installments in the Spacefolds series. The first volume to be released on CD, it features the band experimenting with electronic music. Many tracks have a techno feel (especially "Recaesarian"). The music is mostly loop-based, and that is why the band took this tangential direction. One must not forget that this series is like a laboratory, which implies both hits and misses. The band's relation to dance-based electronic music will grow and be better integrated into its sound on the studio album The Hidden Moon. Space rock and prog rock fans will probably still feel hungry after listening to Spacefolds 5. Pieces are longer but also more linear. Still, some improvisations are top Quarkspace material, the two best being "Qspace Pixies" and the 15-minute ambient jam "We Are Qpr." This is not the best volume in this series; newcomers should begin with Spacefolds 6.
