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Fri 09 Sep 2006CD OF THE WEEKSPARKLEHORSEDreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a MountainCapitol****A Sparklehorse record is always a bag of contrasts, bursting with ideas and a panoramic range while reeking of the hermetic quietude beloved of Mark Linkous. Linkous always seems to be almost brilliant - as if he's on the brink of greatness, but runs out of steam just short of the threshold. But he's finally cracked it and appears to have made his best record to date.