Since he began moonlighting from his main gig as one-half of sci-fi prog powerhouse ZOMBI, multi-instrumentalist A.E.

Paterra has become increasingly renowned as the mastermind behind MAJEURE. Following the assured debut epic, "Timespan", his second album, "Solar Maximum", delivered on the promise of a retro-futurist ambient synth-rock masterpiece.

"Romance Language" continues this journey with two sprawling, side-long tracks that marry the sci-fi disco of "Timespan" with the celestial Mars-scapes of "Solar Maximum".

It is both a nod to MAJEURE's prior accomplishments, and a peek into his sunspot-bright future - fitting for an artist whose entire career has been devoted to fluidly melding the past and the future to create a transcendent present.