The last time I had the pleasure covering Erek Ladd’s music was back in 2022 when I covered his album Lifestream, an absolutely astonishing record that was recorded and performed to perfection. In fact, so taken was I by the production of that album, that upon receiving notice that I was going to be covering Level 10 I realised that I was excited about the thought that I’d once again get swept up in that rich production tapestry, without even knowing what songs were to be included! I’m happy to report that the production is - again – amazing, and that the tracks included on this - almost thirty track long - double LP will very lead to the removing of trousers for a lot of folks out there who enjoy instrumental versions of key songs throughout the history of gaming performed expertly with passion by a man who very much has a flair for this sort of thing. You’ll be emotionally involved, you’ll be swept away, you’ll be dazzled by energy and technique, but regardless of the high level of performance on display, it never devolves into masturbatory widdly-widdly guitar solos , such is Erek’s level of taste and style. Good.
