Theme of Secrets was a 'new age

New Age

The New Age movement is a Western spiritual movement that developed in the second half of the 20th century. Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions and then infusing them with influences from self-help and motivational...

' album written and produced by Eddie Jobson

Eddie Jobson

Edwin "Eddie" Jobson is an English keyboardist and violinist noted for his use of synthesizers. He has been a member of several progressive rock bands, including Curved Air, Roxy Music, U.K., and Jethro Tull. He was also part of Frank Zappa's band in 1976-77...

, released in 1985. There are eight tracks on the album. "This masterpiece of soundscapes was created by using the Synclavier computer, and is a brilliant album from start to finish."

Features

A music video of one track, "Memories of Vienna" appeared on the Channel 4 programme 'Art Of Landscape', (now has its own channel on Sky). It featured scenes of the town of Vienna accompanied by the music. This also appeared on VH-1 in the United States.

This album was largely an opportunity to show off the new Synclavier

Synclavier

The Synclavier System was an early digital synthesizer, polyphonic digital sampling system, and music workstation, manufactured by New England Digital Corporation, Norwich, VT. The original design and development of the Synclavier prototype occurred at Dartmouth College with the collaboration of...

synthesiser.

Track listing

1. "Inner Secrets"
2. "Spheres of Influence"
3. "The Sojourn"
4. "Ice Festival"
5. "Theme of Secrets"
6. "Memories of Vienna"
7. "Lakemist"
8. "Outer Secrets"