The Hobliminal Ibloid, the name itself is intriguing.  At first, I thought of Hobstweedle--traces of Robert Plant’s beginnings.  The meaning of Hob’s name is quite interesting in its own origins, in that, there is a meaning yet there is not.  I was looking forward to doing this review just on the name alone.  I think I like Hob already. 

Not knowing quite what to expect, I dove right in.  The first song is called “Expectation”.  The filter sweep used at the beginning draws you right into the song.  This is a relaxing yet uplifting song.  The 80’s influence is easily recognizable.  While his influences were the Cocteau Twins and Simple Minds, this is evident in his works. 

“Good Friends” is another example of not knowing what to expect, except that you expect it to sound as good as the first song.  It does not disappoint.  The songs flow from one to another like a river flowing into different little individual streams. 

Timothy Crane’s second album “Dragonfly” is a beautiful piece of work. It is an amazing composition of uplifting instrumental piano pieces.

Crane’s use of the piano and string elements moves the listener on an emotional roller coaster. I truly enjoyed how each song had its own feel and “personality” and that each of the eleven songs seem to fit together in a lovely circle.  The listener could listen to one song alone or the beautiful album as a whole.