The two artists diverse backgrounds aided in creating this cd with its lush atmospheric aural landscape analogous to a dark, insightful film stirring many contradicting emotions like pain, bliss, sorrow, anger and surrender. While their music has been compared to Cocteau Twins and Siouxsie and the Banshees meets Led Zeppelin, no likeness conveys the cinematic essence of Azam�s haunting voice and evocative lyrics that reflect the sorrows of war, self-doubt, and the personal experiences and relationships which shape and mold our psyches.

Born in Iran and a student in India from age four, Azam moved to LA in 1985 and has become world-renowned for her voice that Billboard magazine describes as �a glorious, unforgettable instrument.� Azam has released eight critically acclaimed collaborative and solo albums over the past decade. Her latest project Niyaz the �world-electronica� group she co-founded in 2004 with Loga-Ramin Torkian and two-time Grammy nominee producer/re-mixer Carmen Rizzo has been hailed by critics worldwide as being one of the most groundbreaking of its time. Azam's immense talent and ability to adapt her voice to any musical style have drawn the attention of many diverse artists and film composers. She has collaborated with the likes of Serj Tankian of System of a Down, The Crystal Method, Ben Watkins of Juno Reactor, Buckethead, the world renowned Japanese group Kodo, and Mickey Hart. Azam's distinctive voice can also be heard on myriad film and television scores including Matrix Revolutions, The Nativity Story, 300, Dawn of the Dead, Alias, The Agency and Prison Break.