Cinema Braille’s “Blank Screen” is a unique, eclectic, even revolutionary musical omnibus which defies easy description. It covers many genres and engages many disciplines, and plays at times like the grand soundtrack to some magnificent unseen film. (There are even some patches of “real sound” which evoke the narrative conceits of classic dramatic film.) A large portion of the piece relies on familiar, yet never generic, new-age space music; yet just when you least expect it, the soundscape explodes with classic rock-guitar licks, and turns into something akin to a Pink Floyd or The Who rock-opera. Further down the road, we encounter some terrific old-school computer music, punctuated with strikingly crisp percussive interludes. After a cute little intermission, “Blank Screen” wraps things up with “Ferrous Suite,” a thoroughly accessible ambient piece, softer but not without drama, by far the most thematic segment of the album. The album concludes with “Farewell the Birch,” a sweet and affecting new-age coda reminiscent of Tangerine Dream’s “Zeit.” Overall, “Blank Screen” is a masterful neo-symphonic epic, painted on a large canvas and boasting the charm and drama of a sweeping orchestral work. The mood swings from whimsical to forboding, the orchestration from simple to voluminous, and the end result is an impressive work of far-ranging scope, one which does indeed evoke the curious, singular psyche of the cinema. Bravo!
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Like nothing I've ever heard before.  Ever.
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I enjoyed the cd. It reminds me of movie soundtracks. I like the way the cd carries one theme. Excellent composition.
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