Ian O'Brien – A History Of Things To Come

"Veksel" meaning change in Scandinavian languages, sounds like it is inspired by Yellow Magic Orchestra.

And covering "Teentown" by Weather Report, there can be no doubt where O'Brien's roots lay.

amazing variety of styles, a nice discovery for me, definitely a keeper

Beautiful. Sounds like an early George Duke album with post modern colour and vibration. It reminds me of the amazing Planetary Folklore album by As One on Mo'Wax.
https://discogs.cinepelis.org/As-One-Planetary-Folklore/release/75548

Ian O’Brien’s third album, A HISTORY OF THINGS TO COME, marks somewhat of a change in direction for him. Whereas his first two albums were lush in their instrumentation and sound, A HISTORY… is much more spare, and ambient at times (like on the delicate “Vista Beleza”). The tracks here are also more freeform: where “Lucia (Pt. 1)” is almost all sound, “Spirits” is almost all African rhythms, which reappear on “Yemura.” But the Pat Methany cover, “A Midwestern Night’s Dream,” recaptures the emotional power while still remaining stripped-down, and “Zed” has a subdued funk that shows that he hasn’t lost his touch. “Teentown” and its propulsive brother, “Teentown Beats,” stick out as a more in-your-face track, almost at odds with the rest of the album, especially given how “Theme from Apollo,” which follows directly, is beatless. As is “Vagalume,” the rich, sweeping final track, which reminds us the gorgeous heights to which O’Brien can take us. So while this album is undoubtedly full of beauty, it’s a little more uneven than what O’Brien can normally deliver.

I often feel this record never got the recognition it deserved it's a record that would sit in record stores for months
This album is a musicians album and not a DJ's album
Its basically a Jazz Fusion album but done with lots of taste by mr O'Brian
If you like jazz fusion and Electronica this is a great cross between the two