Dzyan
Electric Silence

Imagine a planet shaped like a massive cabbage, inhabited by ancient and sinister ethnic groups forever engaged in honoring the gods in exchange for renewed prosperity.

The verdant body has always proven to be fertile and generous, and this time it does not intend to betray expectations. Its ancestral cries instill fear and uncertainty for the continued alliance.

The mantra of the German band Dzyan is imbued with experimentation, which can be linked to a form of jazz improvisation, enriched with tribal sounds. The use of instruments such as the mellotron, the synthesizer, and the sitar lend it an undeniably cosmic dimension, recalling the best sound of Popol Vuh (especially that of "In den Gärten Pharaos"). For this reason, Electric Silence is part of that particular stream of Krautrock that helped to create the tenets of the new age phenomenon (which developed two decades later).

Each track of the album represents a spiritual journey; initially as lysergic as a litany, then more urgent, culminating in unanimous involvement. Together, they constitute a single, total invocation, starting from the earth and ready to reach the sky. The rite concludes (with the eponymous "Electronic Silence") in a fevered and suspended manner, introducing the deafening silence of an awaited response, filled with hope, that the listener will never have the privilege to know, but can only imagine.