Akasha Project - Scent Of Life

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Akasha Project - Scent Of Life

 

Artist: Akasha Project

Title: Scent Of Life

Label: High Society

Date: 1999

 

Track listing:

 

CD 1

01. 06'53" Electrosmog

02. 09'25" Jambo

03. 07'05" Cosmic Kindergarten

04. 07'06" Contact

05. 10'20" Devil Inside

06. 09'56" Braincheck

07. 10'00" Chain Of Reaction

08. 05'39" Lysahead

09. 08'40" Ectoplasm

 

CD 2

01. 13'54" Matkara

02. 06'42" Neutrino

03. 10'42" Wer Nicht Traumen Kann

04. 07'35" Morphinol

05. 03'44" The Other Side

06. 04'07" 3rd Ear Reflector

07. 04'57" Troubados

08. 04'12" Female Plant

09. 04'44" Stoned Basement

10. 03'40" Sunline

11. 10'04" Delira

 

Review:

 

Here we have a double album from a German artist, one CD is psytrance and

the other one is a chill-out CD. CD1 had already been released as

"MDMA Tuning" in 1998 and can be a real killer if you're into

underground psy-trance with some tribal influences. All tracks seem to

be quite repetitive at first listen but if you listen deeper you'll

discover many hidden frequencies in some tracks and then it sounds very

hypnotising. Electrosmog is a very loud track that immediately starts

with its heavy beats&bass together with some tribal drums. After a while

a quite simple melody enters that remains till the end. I don't like

this one very much because it's a little too noisy and too simple

sounding, though it is probably the most uplifting track here. But the

next one, Jambo, is a real gem as it has such warm sounding and

relaxing melodies that I can't describe any further, it sounds so

positive and also mind-expanding, there's also a hidden melody in the

track, very silent in the background, that I didn't hear the first time

but later I noticed that it is the same melody that appears in track 7.

Cosmic Kindergarten I don't like at all, the repetitions in this one

are very annoying I think. Contact is my absolute favourite (maybe

together with Jambo), a tribal track that has just the right stomping

groove and a great 'voodoo' feeling, very weird when you listen to it

in a dark room or outside at night,YEEEHAAAW! Next is Devil Inside,

starts with a hypnotizing melody that remains 3 minutes till the beat

sets in, then the track goes on with more hypnotic patterns, also a

strange voodoo atmosphere in this one, very well done track. Then comes

Braincheck, also nice and funky with a melody that sounds similar to

the one in Jambo. Chain Of Reaction follows, in this one you can hear

the melody much louder and clearer that is hidden in track 2. Lysahead

contains some strange soundscapes but there's nothing real special

about it. Ectoplasm is another track with a very fat bassline, similar

to track 1 but a lot better. CD 2 starts with a very long track that

is a real masterpiece, one of the best ambient that I ever heard, so

trippy and great melodies, also a female voice singing in some Indian language,

which contributes to the great atmosphere of the track.

Another highlight is track 3, which sounds very weird and wobbling, but

the sample "Wer nicht träumen kann, sollte rauchen" ("Who cannot dream

should smoke") is repeated much too often I think. Most of the other

tracks are very short but it's a wonderful journey listening

to the whole CD. I give 8.5/10 for the whole album, but I'd recommend

to take a short listen before buying because CD1 sounds very

underground, which may be not everyone's cup of tea. Otherwise get it

just for CD 1 tracks 2,4,5 and the whole great trip of CD2.