Expectation’s a funny thing. So are solo projects, and the two intertwine when someone who’s not the leader of a band goes out and does their own thing. Jonas Reingold has been the king of prog rock bass for decades now, whether it was supporting The Tangent or The Flower Kings or – in his most current guise – as the main support for Steve Hackett. But on his own he’s the brain behind Karmakanic, which since 2002 has been putting out their own spin on modern neo-prog. It’s been nine years since the last album, bringing a lot of expectation on what Transmutation should sound like. Surprise: with a massive rotating guest list it sounds a little like all those bands, but not quite like any of them.

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