It has been five long years since Les Friction released their debut, self-titled album. The band -- consisting of former E.S. Posthumus composer Helmut Vonlichten, joined by long-time colleague Nihl Finch and the enigmatic vocalist only known as "Paint" -- forged their own path with spacey orchestral progressive rock in a way that had never been done before. Expectations were high for that album, as fans of the late, great E.S. Posthumus flocked to this new band hoping to have a continuation of what E.S. Posthumus did. While the roots are undeniably present in Les Friction's sound, this band has one of the most unique sounds in modern music, even over the work of E.S. Posthumus. Even Brian May of Queen remarked, "Nobody, but nobody, out there, is doing stuff like Les Friction is doing. Nobody dares!" The silence of waiting these past five years has felt like being lost in space, just hoping that you'd receive another transmission from home. That transmission is almost here, and it was truly worth the wait.