This is the review of "Threads" that appeared in the August 2001 issue of Starvox.

In some ways UK multi-instrumentalist Pathian is the purest form of artist: one who practices his craft for the sheer joy of the music. Thanks to the miracle of mp3.com and other wonders of modern technology, he's able to produce his own music on his own terms, without worrying about band politics, market niche or that Great Recording Contract in the Sky. His latest CD, "Threads" blends Darkwave, Goth, Metal and Arena rock into a tuneful tapestry which should please fans of all these genres, and provides evidence that "uncompromising" and "accessible" need not be mutually exclusive.

Other reviewers have compared Pathian's music to Fields of the Nephilim or Pink Floyd: when I hear his fondness for soaring chords and ringing clarion calls, I'm reminded of Pete Townsend. The "big bombastic" school of rock is incredibly difficult to do well. To be successfully loud requires the most delicate restraint. Pathian, like Townsend, always seems sincere in his passion and judicious in his excesses.