LP AKASHA Akasha - Black Widow Records BWR 154 - STILL SEALED
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LP AKASHA
Akasha
Country of release: Italy, 2013
Original released: 1977
Label: Black Widow Records
Catalogue number BWR 154
Barcode: -
Condition Record: Mint
Condition Cover: Mint
LP ist noch verschweißt / LP IS STILL SEALED !!!
(Photo von meiner eigenen LP / Photo taken from my own copy)
Tracks Side 1:
1. Isle Of Kawi (11:05)
2. Bondage (6:20)
3. Recitativ (1:51)
4. Electronic Nightmare (2:16)
Tracks Side 2:
1. Death Hymn (5:17)
2. Light And Darkness (6:26)
3. The Trip (3:59)
4. Man And The Void (4:51)
Listen At YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0GJ9ogVlXM
Very obscure Norwegian progressive in the symphonic / electronic mode. Their only album, is keyboard dominated and is a fine example of euro-styled symphonic progressive. The vocalist is almost a Greg Lake carbon copy.
Akasha's self-titled album, originally released in Norway on BAT records, is one of those records that sells for mega-bucks in collector circles and makes Mellotron fans drool with childish delight. A quartet, Akasha consisted of Sverre Svendsen (vocals, Mellotron), Kjell Evensen (drums), Arild Andreassen (bass) and Jens Ivar Andreassen (guitars, Mellotron, synth, piano, organ). Mellotron fans will hve no doubt noticed that two Mellotrons are credited but Svendsen only uses his on one track, "Light and Darkness." Akasha consists of eight tracks, lasting anywhere from two to eleven minutes. Most are 5-6 minutes. The eleven minute "Isle of Kawi" is the opener, and is enough to to send 'tron fans into raving fits, as it is featured prominently amidst the abundant synth work. The synth and Mellotron are the dominant instruments, in that order, while the guitar plays a secondary role. Jens Andreassen exploits his synths to the fullest, wrenching out many "experimental" type analog sounds and noises. Just listen to "Bondage" or "Electronic Nightmare" to hear what Andreassen does with filters and oscillators. Titles like those just mentioned, as well as "Death Hymn" and "Light and Darkness," combined with a "dark" production give Akasha's music a distinct Scandinavian feel. The production also gives it a bit of a dated sound, which is why I never fully got into the album. Akasha could have recorded this in 1971 and got away with it, perhaps, but not late 1976. While I worship at the alter of the 'tron and have a particular fondness for Scandinavian prog, Akasha never caught on with me for one reason or another. But, if your mouth is already watering from reading about some of the key elements Akasha offers, then you need to be contacting your favorite prog dealer. (Mike Taylor/oldishpsychprog.ucoz.com)
Sverre Svendsen - Vocals, Mellotron
Kjell Evensen - Drums
Arild Andreassen - Bass
Jens Ivar Andreassen - Guitar, Mellotron, Synthesizer, Piano, Organ
Bjørn Hugo Gjøen - Lights, Multivisionshow
Versand innerhalb Deutschland (versichert mit GLS - generell innerhalb von 24 Stunden) 5,00 Euro
Egal wieviele LPs gekauft werden, Versand immer 5,00 Euro. Keine weiteren Versandkosten ab der zweiten LP!!
Shipping within EEC & Oversea (AIRMAIL) 5,00 Euro
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