DEEP HORIZON PRESS: REVIEWS Page One:
1340 MAGAZINE:
Scott Mosher returns with his fourth album, Deep Horizon. Having only heard Mosher's last effort I can't speak of his first two albums, but Deep Horizon is a lot more aggressive and progressive than his last album. This album can comfortably be labeled a progressive rock album in the vein of most of the Inside Out Music artists, sans any hint of serenities progressive music. This album has a very modern sound akin to bands like Fates Warning and Redemption but never really sounding like them. Mosher really shines on this album and his talent takes center stage on songs like the nearly nine minute epic "Re-Engineering the Mind" as well as the title track. "The Path of Pride" is another highlight and easily the most aggressive track on Deep Horizon. Scott Oliva's vocals on this one tread Savatage territory wholeheartedly and sounds particular good on it. Fans of progressive rock and metal that are not familiar with Scott Mosher's material will want to check this out. Fans of his other albums should be pleased with the cohesiveness and quality of Deep Horizon. - Mark Fisher

ARLEQUINS:
Scott Mosher, American guitarist-composer, comes again to the scenes with this fourth new album, two years after his Inferno, pretty good album of heavy rock-prog mainly inspired by Rush (circa Signals and Grace Under Pressure). Deep Horizon seems to bring back Mosher towards more comfortable and less risky musical places, after the adventurous and intelligent effort of Inferno: the sound get rockier and monolythic, the dynamic and full of fantasy union of metal-Rush- electronic that characterized nferno leaves way to the dramatic and evocative symphonic metal, half way between Queensryche, Ayreon, Fates Warning, Savatage, Saviour Machine With the classic singer Geoff Tate clone Scott Oliva to replace previous vocalist Todd Corsa, Deep Horizon is structured into articulated, compact and straight songs, but lacking those futuristic instrumental openings that positively distinguished several Mosher's compositions. The ambition to create a point of union between the heavy sound and electronic and ambient music, a little pretentious and misleading seen the recent developments of Deep Horizon, has been originally encouraged by his first solo CD Ambient Earth, released in 1996 and entirely instrumental Ten years passed since then, the technique has been refined and available means increased, Scott Mosher however put apart (momentarily?) whichever experimental ambition in order to give room to the plain songs,probably considered by him as the best one to diffuse his own ideas, musical ones and non. In my opinion Inferno and Ambient Earth do remain more successful and interesting Scott Mosher's albums, if you are interested to the genre they can really be worth some pennies!
 
BEHIND THE VEIL:
Scott Mosher comes from the United States and this is his personal project. "Inferno" is his previous work which was released before two years. On this album we have the chance to listen to eleven songs and more than an hour of pure progressive rock music. After the small intro the band shows us with a three minute long song one aspect of this project that is full of progressive moments with a very impressive and theatrical voice to complete the whole picture. Scott has chosen to mix different kinds of songs, meaning that on "Inferno" you will hear songs with vocals along with instrumental ones. I believe this was a very clever move at least from my point of view, because the listener will never get bored and will have the chance to hear some instrumental tracks just for a change. Even though this is a progressive rock album and of course you will listen to many progressive moments, the track list is almost perfect in order to make the whole listening session easier. For sure fans of progressive music
 
BRAZIL PROGRESSIVE ROCK:
If we cruise on overand check out song samples from his various CD's, we'll notice a distinct musical evolution (and, one can hope, a marked improvement.) Throughout his secondary career as a self-financed musician, he thinks he has made enough progress that we - the potential listener - will find distinguishes his musical vision from others. Well, let´s talk about genres and styles as Symphonic Progressive Metal, Melodic Metal with touchs of the best and Atmospheric Progressive Rock, including epic compositions, think about that, because you can't imagine how it must sound together,  I must admit that it sounds amazing, certainly capable of creating some astonishing, enjoyable and moving Progressive Music. Scott Mosher knows, how to create guitar and synth sounds, showing his versatility with a tasteful and soulful guitar solos that send the music into outer space. Another important highlights are the vocals from Scott Oliva, he has a very powerfull and a majestic voice, that deserves all our attention. If you want some good references, the music from Scott Mosher, on this album, is a mix of the power from legendary bands as "Uriah Heep", "Rush", "Whitesnake", "Deep Purple" and "Rainbow" with the particular combination of the moder musical elements such as "Ayreon", "Riverside" and "Sylvan",  with the orchestral arrangements from "Alan Parsons". "Deep Horizon" All music composed, arranged and performed by Scott Mosher, all vocals and vocals harmonies performed by Scott Olivia. Music recorded at Nice Guy studios by Scott Mosher, vocals recorded at Pat Cave studios and Vice studios by Scott Olivia. Produced by Scott Mosher. A special and particular attention to and my favourite songs are: "Deep Horizon",  "A Path Of Pride" and  "In Visible Darkness" are a fascinating and quite hypnotic compositions which combines a multiple instrumental lines, while "Light Years", "Turning Away", "Falling Down", "Re-Engineering The Mind" and "The Space Between Lives" takes you on a pompous musical journey. The main musicians on Scott Mosher band are: Scott Mosher - Guitars, Keyboards and Programming, Scott Olivia - All Vocals and as a gueast appearance Todd Corsa - Addtional Guitar on  "Deep Horizon" and "Re-Engineering The Mind". Amazing, brilliant and indispensable work, highly recommendable... (Comments by Carlos Vaz)
 
BEOWULF PRODUCTIONS:
This is the fourth Cd release from Scott Mosher who plays some really technical & intrecate sounding Progressive Rock music. There are some influences from Heavy Metal, Hard Rock & Power Metal all present in his sound. The music has an almost space like ambiance to it. The music is quite involved & has a lot of different ranges & vibes happening all through out. The vocals are done in a mid ranged clean Power / Heavy Metal style. I liked the really cool guitar work the most. This reminded me of DREAM THEATER & QUEENSRYCHE a lot.
 
DUTCH PROGRESSIVE ROCK PAGES:
One of things that I enjoy in writing for DPRP, is the opportunity to sit down and compile a list of my favourite albums at the end of the year. It is not so much an opportunity to show off to a worldwide audience what fantastic musical taste I have (although that's part of it!!!!!), rather it is the opportunity to seclude myself in a room for a few days and re-enjoy all those albums that haven't had an airing for a while, due to the never-ending stream of new material. With 2006 having just entered its second half, I know that the new year period will require at least a week of self-indulgence for me to sort out a final pecking order. So far it's been an absolute orgy of great albums. Off the top of my head, the releases from Andromeda, Vanden Plas, Evergrey, Fragile Vastness, Lacuna Coil, Section A, Cannata, Venturia, Sylvan, Pure Reason Revolution, Bloodbound, Wastefall, Communic, Solid Vision, Ebony Ark and Green are all queuing-up for a replay. And based on the first few listens, the newly-arrived discs from Wolverine and 7days will join them soon.
 
One name that I never expected to feature on any list, was that of Scott Mosher. No offence intended, but sadly the slightly Spinal Tap nature of the term 'mosher' would normally have been enough to put me off taking this album too seriously. But hopefully not everyone is as narrow-minded as me, as Mr Mosher is the purveyor of top-grade progressive music that really deserves as wide an audience as possible. If like me, the name is a new one to you, then here's a brief histroy lesson on all things Mosher. Scott released his first CD in 1996, entitled Ambient Earth. A pure electronic, instrumental release of new-age and rock-inspired soundscapes, it apparently bore a close resemblance to the lines of Tangerine Dream and Jan Hammer. Virtuality followed in 2001 - this time the music took the shape of a fusion of progressive rock, heavy metal, ambient and trance techno music, a style that was developed on his third CD, Inferno, ssued in 2004. Now for me, the problem with many 'one-man-band' projects is that they often seem a tad one-dimensional. They lack the subtleties and diversity that you get when you bring a collection of different musicians, with different energies and influences together. Remarkably that's not a feeling you have here. There's a remarkable depth of style to this album. Scott has managed to synthesize a diverse range of musical influences, giving the album a real band feel.
 
On a casual listen, Deep Horizon is a pretty direct and melodic brand of contemporary progressive metal. But repeat listens, uncover a whole gamut of different guitar sounds, keyboard layers and ambient soundscapes, that make it a captivating listen. There's also plenty to find in the lyrics, with Scott not afraid to enter neo-political territory or to become a little introspective. Damn, the man is so darn talented, he's even done all the graphic design for the cover and sleeve!! The only outside influence is a very clever choice. Vocals are handled by another Scott - Scott Oliva. I have no background on the guy but he's got such a great set of lungs that he must have appeared on record before. A top grade melodic metal voice, with a impressive range, Oliva hits every note on the ball. He reminds me a lot of ex-Savatage singer Zac Stevens, giving a lot of the songs are very Crown Of Thorns Savatage-era feel. In terms of highlights, I really can't split the opening four tracks. Deep Horizon is rather moody with a very smart arrangement; A Path Of Hope is more atmospheric with some lovely guitar work, and Light Years is a vintage slice of melodic metal, that reminds me of Q5, fellow US melodic metallers from the 1980s. All these tracks however have numerous instrumental passages where the mood and rhythms chop and change regularly. Top marks though, go to The Breaking Point, an anthemic, contemporary, progressive metal rocker that uses some very clever arrangements and is one of the best songs I've heard this year. Re-engineering The Mind is an instrumental with a heavy Vangelis influence and some nice interplay between the guitars and keys. Zero Hour has that Savatage influence written all over its heavier vibe, while The Space Between Lives wraps things up with the album's most obvious ambient elements and some more great guitar work. The standard dips a little bit in the middle, where neither In Visible Darkness or Turning Away really develop adequately from the original musical idea. A downside for some, will be the use of what sounds like programmed percussion - somewhat surprising as so much care and originality has gone into the rest of this record. There are full track samples from Scott's website. I'd heartily recommend that you give it a go and maybe Mr Mosher will appear in a few of your Top 10 lists as well. This is currently the most frequently-played record in my pile. A very, very pleasant surprise. - Conclusion: 9 out of 10
 
EXPLICITLY INTENSE magazine:
Explicitly Intense: Scott Mosher explores musical landscapes that are a step above the norm.  Some may view this as a musician's album, but I'll argue that "Deep Horizon" will force you to think and explore your perceptions of music as well as test your senses.  The artwork that accompanies this album is just as thought provoking and a superb example of the total musical experience.  Overall, Scott Mosher is a musical virtuoso whose songs will force the listener to contemplate existence itself. - Richard Conner
 
E-METAL REVIEWS:
So much of the modern prog scene is filled with pretentious, self-indulgent, and boring bands (Dream Theatre, Spock's Beard) or just plain gay crap (King's X, Tool). And then there are true prog heroes like Scott Mosher. Scott has been making great prog records for over 10 years. His music (although definetly having it's own distinct sound) harkens back to the glory days of classic 70's an 80's prog gods like Uriah Heep, Rush and Fates Warning. Scott has found the perfect formula where prog is concerned: Prog rock that is melodic and experimental, but never forgets to rock. Almost all of the music is written and performed by Mr. Mosher himself, save for new vocalist Scott Oliva (replacing the Geddy Lee-like Todd Corsca). As a singer, Oliva is quickly becoming a favorite of mine; his soaring vocals remind me a lot of guys like Joe Comeau, Ray Alder, and Geoff Tate. In a word: Awesome (Oliva also shines in his other band, Wind Wraith). I love this record. Don't be gay. Check out Scott Mosher ...Now! :) -Nick Prom
 
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC:
Solo music from this graphic designer / composer out of Raleigh, North Carolina. Ambient Earth is instrumental Electronic Music; Virtuality sees him adding some vocals and expanding his instrument list a bit. Inferno continues in that direction, while Deep Horizon ventures even further into the territory of guitar-driven virtuoso Metal with a fair bit of synthesized atmospheres.
 
EXPOSE Magazine #34:
Progressive metal has been around long enough now that a new release has to have something different about it in order to catch my interest. Scott Mosher does a good job doing that with the first track of this album. Instead of the kind of keyboard playing you usually find in the genre, layers of synths lay down a background similar to Peter Gabriel's "San Jacinto". The rest of the track is more or less standard fare, but that little hook is enough, at least initially. In general, I find the guitar work to be acceptable" we're so used to this kind of playing that it's virtually impossible to make an impression but the keyboard work strikes me as full of nice touches, providing sweeping ambience rather than recycled Keith Emerson licks. There are also some bits of percolating sequences reminiscent of classic Tangerine Dream. Keyboards aside, much of it reminds me of Arjen Lucassen, both good points and bad, though Mosher is a little less over-the-top both musically and conceptually, therefore easier to take seriously. Singer Scott Olivia is good, with the kind of power and vibrato you expect in prog metal. Another surprise comes from the drums, as it's all programmed, but without reading the credits you might not notice. Well done on that, Mr. Mosher. Perhaps someone else has previously combined space rock with prog metal, but I haven't heard them, so it's fresh to these ears." Jon Davis
 
FIREWORKS MAGAZINE:
Reviewing Scott Mosher's past output, I would have said his previous albums were more about creating aural soundscapes than writing memorable songs - a sort of fusion of progressive rock and atmospheric synth tones. 'Deep Horizon' is Mosher's fourth album, and one which sees him take what I would construe as certainly a more commercial route, whilst still retaining the definite progressive overtones of his previous work. Whether this was due to his hooking up with new vocalist Scott Oliva, or just a natural desire to try and widen his audience, I don't know, but it's certainly the most accessible album of his career. In his own words, Scott comments, "If you dig Rush, Fates Warning, Queensryche, and Marillion, check out Deep Horizon."  And yes, I can definitely hear these influences throughout the album, from the very Rush-like technical guitar and drumming, to the Geoff Tate style vocals of Oliva, who at times sounds also uncannily like Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, especially on 'Turning Away'. For me, it's still mostly late night mood listening, rather than stick on in the car and blast out loud, although there are still tracks such as 'The Breaking Point' with it's delightful little keyboard riff, chugging guitars and Tate-like vocals that makes me want to bang my head like a happy idiot! 'Falling Down' is one of the heaviest thing I've heard Mosher record, switching from a hard Fates Warning, then taking a left turn to early Genesis territory, but the solos show that Mosher certainly has a precocious talent. 'Zero Hour' continues the hard-hitting onslaught, almost Dio like in tone and delivery, but lacking a convincing and memorable chrous to take it to a higher plane. Elsewhere, we're back to the more progressive and ambient overtones of Mosher's previous work, and a dark room and some pot beckons. If music had colours, this would be a kaleidoscope of freaked-out primary weirdness, and I'm sure listening with the lights out while stoned out of your head would intensify the experience by a magnitude. For the more progressive rock minded out there, this could be just what the doctor ordered! - Bruce Mee
 
HARD ROCK HAVEN:
Here we go with another guitar virtuoso who dabbles in ambient textures and lucid musical journeys. Scott Mosher's fourth studio release, Deep Horizon, is an exploration into the mind of an artist. Not only expressed musically but also visually with his CD artwork. With a goal to merge a wide range of musical influences, Mosher builds an elaborate montage of music into the 10-track affair. The music is progressive in nature and draws in the listener with subtle soundscapes, tempo changes and the vocal melodies of Scott Oliva (Wind Wraith/Live After Death/Inner Strength). Synth work helps build the sound bed for the guitar rhythms and melodies that makup Deep Horizon. Oliva's voice is a perfect match for the lavish compositions. "Re-engineering The Mind" is the only instrumental on the CD. The song is best described as futuristic with plenty of guitar and still more ambient textures. Mosher exhibits fevered control of his solos, never being flashy to be flashy, he plays within the realm of each song, adding flavor to the tasteful musical arrangements. Deep Horizon is an expressive musical journey that any fan of music would enjoy. The songs are not domineering in nature and don't strive to push you away with a barrage of intensity or classless vocal wanderings. Instead, the listener will find themselves at ease in a musical world created by Mosher. The accompanying artwork in the CD booklet is stunning. Mosher is definitely a well versed artist. - 8/10; John Kindred.
 
HARD ROCK HEAVEN:
Here we go with another guitar virtuoso who dabbles in ambient textures and lucid musical journeys. Scott Mosher's fourth studio release, Deep Horizon, is an exploration into the mind of an artist. Not only expressed musically but also visually with his CD artwork. With a goal to merge a wide range of musical influences, Mosher builds an elaborate montage of music into the 10-track affair. The music is progressive in nature and draws in the listener with subtle soundscapes, tempo changes and the vocal melodies of Scott Oliva (Wind Wraith/Live After Death/Inner Strength). Synth work helps build the sound bed for the guitar rhythms and melodies that makup Deep Horizon. Oliva's voice is a perfect match for the lavish compositions. "Re-engineering The Mind" is the only instrumental on the CD. The song is best described as futuristic with plenty of guitar and still more ambient textures. Mosher exhibits fevered control of his solos, never being flashy to be flashy, he plays within the realm of each song, adding flavor to the tasteful musical arrangements. Deep Horizon is an expressive musical journey that any fan of music would enjoy. The songs are not domineering in nature and don't strive to push you away with a barrage of intensity or classless vocal wanderings. Instead, the listener will find themselves at ease in a musical world created by Mosher. The accompanying artwork in the CD booklet is stunning. Mosher is definitely a well versed artist. - HRH Rating: 8/10
 
HOT NEW REVIEWS ONLINE ZINE:
4th CD of guitarist/keyboardplayer SCOTT MOSHER from New York. Once again the CD is filled with high class Melodic Progressive Rock/Metal with strong vocalwork from singer SCOTT OLIVA (WIND WRAITH singer). Hard to mention highlights, because the album is from start to finish quite sensational. This is a very impressive CD, no matter if you listen to "The breaking point" or "Falling down", because most of the 10 included songs are high class prog metal in the THRESHOLD/VANDENPLAS vein, with excellent musicianship of multi-instrumentalist SCOTT MOSHER, who has been active with his solo recordings for 10 years now. Check out more info on his new CD 'Deep horizon' at: http://www.theambientmind.com and e-mail at: info@theambientmind.com 
 
NSIDE CONNECTION Magazine (NY):
Here's an interesting disc: a collection of futuristic prog-rock from composer/performer Scott Mosher wit vocals from Oliva from the band WindWraith. It features all sorts of programming and guitar meanderings with prog-metal vocals. Musically, it sounds very sci-fi movie soundtrack at times and quite atmospheric overall. The disc starts out with the title track, which basically sets the tone for the CD. But it's not all sunth - the tunes actually rock out with guitar riffage (be it synthesized or actual) on "The Breaking Point" and "Light Years" Olva has mondo metal pipes and belts the vocals out effortlessly, which is no surprise if you've heard Wind Wraith. So if you dig that epic prog-rock sound with a bit of metal, this is one to grab because there's not a lot of this made locally. - Mike Ferrari, Inside Connection.
 
ICON MUSIC MAGAZINE:
"High Quality Powerprog ambient rock, with great atmosferic sound. Great harmony between the gitars and keyboard/synths. The Ambient progrocks answer to Jean Michell Jarre. Great album, best of Scott Mosher. " 9/10
 
INSOMNIA MAGAZINE:
Mixing keyboard, guitar and synthesiser sounds, Scott Mosher presents the 2006 follow up to the 2004 release Inferno. Admittedly not an artist all people would be able to get into, but never the less, a good artist. Although the name and appearance suggests a heavy band, Scott Mosher is a much more down to earth sound with laid back tunes and versatile vocal talents of Scott Olivia, surprisingly, not actually a band you can mosh to easily, it's more of a stand back and watch how this awesome music is made kind of atmosphere. Placed in the genre of Progressive rock/metal, Scott Mosher mixes intense synthesiser sounds, the ambient hum of keyboards, distorted guitar tones and memorable vocal melodies to make his music different to a lot of the material that is out there, also causing him to stand out in the crowd. The album switches between melodic tracks such as Turning Away, and darker tracks such as Zero Hour, and it's all rounded off neatly with two somewhat epic sounding tracks ­ the first being the title track, and the final track being the sound of The Space Between Lives. This album is very much an artistic statement, even down to the album artwork which was designed by Scott Mosher himself. Other releases by Scott Mosher include 2004's Inferno which builds upon the metal foundations of 2001's Virtuality, and his earliest release Ambient Earth. On all of the releases by this very individual, very different artist, the writer has managed to paint surreal soundscapes and create illusive tracks. Scott Mosher can be compared with similar bands such as Coheed and Cambria, who also manage to use concentrated sounds to create intense images. - Review by Kip
 
JENS METAL PAGE:
I have quite a few releases here from Scott Mosher. First, I have their 2001 release Virtuality. Then, their 2004 release called Inferno and last their their 2006 release called Deep Horizon. The main guy in the band, Scott, is a guitarist and he has a ton of talent. I could see him playing in Dream Theatre. The guys is extremely technical with his guitar work. The riffs he creates are just pure amazing. He has a guy who does vocals and the rest is done by Scott. The singer on these CD's has a progressive/power metal vocal range. He can sure hit those high notes. I could see him hitting in nicely with Iced Earth or Blind Guardian, or one of those kind of bands. There are lots of solo's done by Scott. The drums, which I believe are programmed sound great. I usually can tell right away when someone isn't using a real drummer, but I can't really tell here. Any of these three CD's are for the progressive guitar fan or someone just wanting to listen and rock out to some power metal.
 
LIVING FOR METAL:
To be perfectly honest, the 2006 album Deep Horizon was my first introduction to progressive metal guitar player Scott Mosher. To put it simply, I am disappointed, well more like pissed as hell, that I did not find out about this guy sooner. Deep Horizon is easily among my favorite prog albums I have ever listened to. If you enjoy ambient and new age music as well as progressive metal, this album blends those sounds and styles perfectly. I know you're probably feeling skeptical about it, but all your doubts will be cast aside the second you press play. Very rarely will you ever find an album where you can get your prog fix, bang your head yet even relax all at the same time. Another thing about this album that really impressed me was the songwriting. On most albums that focus on one of the instrumentalists, songwriting usually takes the back seat to technical masturbation. But not in this case. Believe it or not, the instrumental work actually focuses on creating the song rather than showing off he musicianship. The songs themselves aren't too technical and there is not too many tempo or melody changes, but the focus seems to be on creating memorable melodies and a sweeping atmosphere and very few albums can come close to that. Green Carnation's Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness is the only one I can think of, though the style of that album and atmosphere is very different. The lineup on this album is Scott Mosher on guitars, synths and programming, and Scott Oliva on vocals. There are guest solos on two songs courtesy of Todd Corsa. Scott Oliva's vocals here are as far as you can get from your bland vocals that are typical of instrumental based releases. In fact, this guy is good enough to give Geoff Tate of Queensryche a run for his money! He has a lot of power in his voice and his range is excellent. Scott Mosher is one of my new favorite guitarists around now. His guitar work on this album reminds me of John Petrucci's work on Dream Theater's album Images And Words. Intricate, complicated and technical yet tasteful, classy and even with feeling and soul. His synth work is so relaxing, yet it somehow fits in with the heavy riffs. Some of the synths have a proggy sound, but for the most part, the synths are very new age influenced. Some of it even sounds like something you would expect to hear when you're getting a massage. That's how relaxing it can sound. The atmosphere it creates is very lush and sweeping, if somehow you do not feel relaxed, you will be hypnotized in the atmosphere.
 
..:: Track By Track ::..
Track 1 (Deep Horizon)- The album's opener and title track starts off with a dark and moody intro that leads into some dream like synths that sounds so liquid and hypnotic. Shortly after, the guitars and vocals come in. The guitars come and go a lot in this song, with the vocalist singing in front of just synths and percussion many times. This whole song sticks to a slower paced tempo and is very dream like. Especially the last minute of the song which is just a drawn out synth melody that will make you think of bright blue skies and white clouds (I'm not joking, it's really that dream-like and hypnotic)
Track 2 (The Breaking Point)- This song starts off with some proggy keyboards that are kind of reminiscent of Rush then the guitars come in pretty quickly. Most of the song keeps the same keyboard melody. The vocal patterns in this song are really interesting. This is one of the more proggy sounding songs on the album. It ends off with some dualing guitar solos, which I'm assuming features the guest guitarist (I don't have the whole credits of the album).
Track 3 (A Path Of Pride)- This song, which is my favorite one on the album, starts off with some relaxing synths which leads into some very heavy yet still very fitting proggy riffs. The vocals here are very powerful and will really make you think of Ray Adler of Fates Warning in his prime. The guitar solos are very Dream Theater-ish.
Track 4 (Light Years)- This song starts off with a simple drum intro that leads into the synths, riffs and vocals. This song is a little faster than the previous ones, though it's still at more mid paced tempo. It's pretty heavy and proggy sounding, but the melody doesn't really change around too much here. There's a very short synth break after the solo that will relax you a lot.
Track 5  (In Visible Darkness)- This song starts off with some strange and futuristic sounding synths before the riffs come in. Once the riffs start, the keyboards get a very proggy sound though they still keep that futuristic sound as well. The verses (I guess as close to a verse as you'll find on this album) is just synths, percussion and vocals but the guitar riffs come in right after. The song ends off with some lead guitar work.
Track 6 (Turning Away)- This song starts off with some synths that sound almost oriental but really heavy riffs come in very quickly. The chorus of this song is really addicting. The melody is so catchy and dream-like and the vocals are so powerful. The synths, which are more in the background on this song, create a very relaxed atmosphere despite the very heavy riffs which drive the song. This is one of the album's shorter tracks.
Track 7 (Re-Engineering The Mind)- This instrumental starts off with some trance or electronica style of keyboards right before the very Rush sounding guitars come in. This song mostly focuses around the guitar harmonies as well as the trance and electronica-ish synths. There are even some moments on this song that will remind you of dub music. This song will make you feel so relaxed, even if you don't take anything to "enhance" the experience (we at Living For Metal.com do not officially endorse the use of illegal narcotics, though what we do on our own time is our own business and likewise by you).
Track 8 (Falling Down)- This song starts off with some very 80's prog keyboards which leads into some very heavy riffs. The arrangements and patterns in this song are some of the most technical and complicated ones on the album. There are some more mellow moments on this song, but the tempo and melody do not change around too much. The vocals here are extremely powerful. He even goes into a pretty high falsetto at one point. The guitar solo in this song is another thing worth mentioning. This is another of the album's heavier tracks.
Track 9 (Zero Hour)- This song, which I do not think has anything to do with the band of the same name, starts off with a short synth intro which leads into some very heavy riffs. This relatively short song doesn't change tempo or melody and mostly stays very riff driven, aggressive and heavy. There are no solos or guitar harmonies on this song either. The synths are in the background here.
Track 10 (The Space Between Lives)- Although the past couple of tracks were a lot heavier than the songs before it, everything kind of mellows out and slows down for the album's 9 minute closer. The focus goes back to the synths blending with the atmospheric guitar riffs as well. The verses are sung in front of synths while the chorus has the riffs coming back. This song has a very drawn out and laxed sound to it. The synths are very dream like, and the riffs have a very "less is more" sound. The really vocal work here really focuses to accentuate the atmosphere and melodies of the song. It ends off with a very short guitar solo.
If you like prog, whether it's the more rock variety like Rush or the heavier Dream Theater influenced style, new age, dub, trance and even electronica or techno, you should enjoy this album. It's very relaxing and the atmosphere will really sweep you. Although I compared a lot of this album's sound to trance and electronica, even if you hate those genres you will still enjoy this album. Those elements never overpower the prog elemtents. I was listening to this album while I was writing this review and it was very difficult to focus on reviewing it while my mind was completely occupied in the music. This album is not the most technical or complicated album you will find, but it does what it is meant to do very well. If I would be able to narrow down all of this year's best albums into a top ten (which will pretty much be impossible to do), this album will definitely be on the top 5! I've said it before and I will say it again, it is one of my favorite prog albums that I had the chance to listen to, which is why I am giving it a more than deserving 10 out of 10. Enjoy this album as much as I have. (10.0 out of 10)
 
LORDS OF METAL:
Sjak: Scott Mosher is a musician who is totally unknown for me, but who's already releasing his fourth solo-album with this 'Deep Horizon'. And when I say solo I also mean solo, because mister Mosher has played all instruments, is responsible for the production job and composed all the music to be found on the album. A certain Scott Oliva (family of?) was responsible for all the lyrics and took care of the vocal duties. Except this latest release 'Deep Horizon' I also received Scott's two previous albums 'Inferno' (from 2004) and 'Virtuality' (from 2001), but I will limit myself here to his latest effort. After listening to all three records it became quite clear that 'Deep Horizon' is by far the best that Scott Mosher has released up till now. Stylistically the music of Scott can be categorized in the progressive metal genre, a genre where the last couple of years many bands are to be found. This will make it not easy for Scott to attract any attention and this is an absolute necessity for an independent artist. The music on the record is quite okay, but we see a lot of records nowadays with the quite okay quality level. Scott knows how to write a decent song (examples of this are title track 'Deep Horizon' and the great 'In Visible Darkness') and mister Oliva is a good vocalist, but I doubt whether this will be convincing enough for the average metal fan. Very irritating is the drum computer that is used, which will never be able to replace a real drummer and which takes care of the fact that my positive feeling is slowing slipping away after a period of time. Nice, but not great is my final judgement. Rating: 72/100 (details)
 
METALSTORM:
Between Pink Floyd Ayreon and Dream Theater, Scott Mosher is a singular artist of the American Progressive Metal scene. His last album "Inferno" was already a really cool surprise for me but let me tell you, If you like ambient Progressive music of course, that his new one, "Deep Horizon", is a really beautiful confirmation of his enormous talent. You'll have to check this one my Prog mates Even if Scott plays Progressive music, you all need to know first that his music is not especially something fast and extremely technical. Actually it's more something in the vein of Ayreon or Ambeon if you see what I mean. With a lot of electronic sounds produced by Keyboards, there is a really nice futuristic general ambiance on this "Deep Horizon". This is cool because even if the structures or each songs are complex, you'll never be bored by some "intellectual" approaches in the music. This is not a musical demonstration and with "Deep Horizon" this is more a matter of ambiance before anything else. This album is maybe not so easy of access at first, I mean that the songs are slow and doesn't sound like some radio hits in general, but the music is deep and the more you'll listen to the CD, the more you'll find new things and the more you'll be attracted by the release. The beautiful, and a bit sad, voice of Scott Oliva fits perfectly with the dark music of the album and gives something deep and powerful to the general ambiance of the CD. Also, I must say that I find that this album is a lot more personal but also that its compositions are a lot more interesting than the ones of the precedent CD, I must add too that the production is also really better on "Deep Horizon". Artwork like, booklet or music recording are just perfect so I don't see why you couldn't be able to like and enjoy the music of this release I love the background music of bands like Ayreon so it wasn't so hard for me to love the new album of Scott Mosher but anyway, "Deep Horizon" is just a really beautiful album of Progressive Metal and I'm quite sure that the fans of the style will love its really deep music. One more time Scott Mosher and his mate Scott Oliva produced a really good album and I really hope that they will find the success that they deserve. "Deep Horizon" is just a nice piece of ambient progressive music... - Jeff
 
METAL FRONTIERS:
Who is "Scott Mosher"? He is an independent self-financed musician for over 15 years. He released his first album (Ambient Earth) in 1996 and continued with two more albums, (Virtuality 2001) and (Inferno 2004). "Deep Horizon" is his fourth CD which continues his dynamic and ambitious musical journey. "Scott Mosher" is operating a graphic design business for 7 years and he designed all the artwork of the album. All music composed, arranged and performed by himself while all vocals and vocal harmonies by "Scott Oliva" (Wind Wraith, Live After Death, Inner Strength, Last Vision Black, Driven). "Deep Horizon" is a progressive rock/metal album with dramatic conceptual digital art and introspective/neo-political lyrics. Built upon a strong foundation of melody and dynamics, it evokes dark secrets where heavy progressive rock and atmospheric converge.Generally it is an album that you can hear it with pleasure and its diverse audio range songs will not get you bored. - Rating: 15/20
 
METAL OBSERVER:
Scott Mosher seems to feel very comfortable in his role as multi instrumentalist and independent musician (i.e. without a record deal), because with ìDeep Horizonì he now offers us his fourth album, all released on his own, and once more it can compete with or even surpass many label productions both musically and visually. And that he basically has his own style just adds more weight to his case. As categorization I put ìAmbient Rockî and indeed it basically is an exact mix of these two styles, greatly combined on these CDs. There is one change on ìDeep Horizonì though, singer Todd Corsa only acts in the background now, instead a certain Scott Oliva (WIND WRAITH, LIFE AFTER DEATH, INNER STRENGTH) has taken over the mic and I must say that he does a very good job indeed, seamlessly fitting into the high quality of the compositions. And from the get go ìDeep Horizonì (the song) amalgamates Ambient-like keyboard sounds, electric guitars and the excellent vocals in a unique way, building up an almost hypnotic mood and letting the listener drift away. And this continues to thread through the rest of the album, in different ratios, of course, showing the different sides of the composer Scott Mosher. The Breaking Pointì contains a playful guitar melody, a calm verse and then a guitar-driven chorus, while on ìA Path Of Prideì the guitars are comforted by spacy keyboards. ìTurning Awayì and ìIn Visible Darknessì continue this level of quality, before ìRemembering The Futureì unleashes a long instrumental, which is not just atmospheric, but very varied in fact, still with a lot of room for long, dreamy lead passages, great! And as contrast to that ìFalling Downî shows the straighter, more driving side of Scott Mosher, especially in the chorus, works very well, too! I am not all that sure anymore, if the record labels are simply tone deaf or of Scott is just not interested in moving his creations to a label, because the quality is outstanding, the originality is there as well, so basically the whole package is ready for the storesÖ Both thumbs up for Scott Mosher! (Online July 27, 2006)