Cyber Zen Sound Engine with Matt Borghi 'The Intercepted Transmissions' I placed the CD in my changer and started up the CD player. The first song began, and within twenty seconds I was hooked. The cover photo; a visual counterpart to the music and the album's title is a beautifully filtered photo of a young woman crouched down on the floor naked in front of a blank tv screen with an ominous glow. I immediately thought of Jodie Foster's role in Carl Sagan's classic film, Contact. The opening cut MARS INFERS, instantly brings the listener to a place of deep peace and centered contemplation. The compositional style represented here is a real marriage of harmony, rhythm and melody interlocking and becoming poetry in motion. It is a subtle and sultry blend of the unexpected and familiar collection of atmospheres, an ever-moving audio experience. The album is comprised of cinematic atmospheres and abstract rich textures, extremely detailed and organic. Its a collection of some of the most beautiful haunting music I've encountered in a long time. The Intercepted Transmissions brims with possibilities for the future, pushing electronic synthesis and sound manipulation into forbidden lines of enquiry. Fans of Michael Brook's more atmospheric works, and Brian Eno's early ambient series, as well as more contemporary artists like Vir Unis and A Produce will love this album. Borghi and his musical cohorts, Cyber Zen Sound Engine create timbres that are both urbane and evocative; weaving a melodic, quietly enchanting body of work that is as touching as it is polished. The ensemble mixes acoustic percussion and treated guitars with tracks of layered synthesizer ambience and an abundance of treated sound. The resulting effort creates dense swirling synthetic soundscapes interspersed with waves of percussive sounds and kinetic patterns of elusive textures. The musical dialogue between the three musicians featured on this album reaches truly transcendental proportions at times. It is a wonderful excursion into the world of ambient music. Collectively, the compositions create the sensation of being transported beyond the boundaries of the physical realm, allowing the mind to expand and roam free, open to intercept the ever-changing matrix of musical transmissions. This both delicate and electrifying work grows in depth creating an aural cinema that changes with each listening. Highly recommended. Review by Ben Kettlewell Information: websites: http://www.cyber-zen.com/ http://www.bgrouprecords.com/

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