Jeff Melton writes on the Expose Progressive Music site about Cinematik's self-titled debut, "The band's initial recording is a disc of ten songs of straight forward rock evidenced by the moody opener, "Nude Ellie" that owes a lot to Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western soundtracks. The follow-up slot belongs to "Grace Beach" which is an atmospheric instrumental that propels nicely down a road of tom toms and jangly guitar. "1000 Miles Away" occupies a space in the realm of Dire Straits for empathic delivery and classy blues rock while "African Clay" is perhaps the most ethereal piece on the disc. "Awake" conjures American Indian nuances that are appropriately understated to good effect as well. Closing out the disc is the distinctive song "Sand Script" that relies on a fuzz guitar lead and a linear bass line to navigate a conga drums section. Catucci's lead vocal bemoans a desert soundscape before Mitchell's slide guitar tricks are introduced. Overall it's a different and brooding musical slant the trio has embarked on their first sets of recordings." World/Rock, total running time, 46:21