\t\t\t\tIf you’re looking for yet another great and obscure gem to add to your collection, let me suggest you this self-entitled 1977 offering from this Norwegian band Akasha. This is the epitome of underground. The production was rather home made, the album was actually recorded in a bomb cellar in a hotel in their home town of Finnsnes, Norway. <\/p>\n
Musically, they combine lots of spacy electronic effects with a symphonic prog rock sound by including synthesizers, and tons of Mellotron. Their music gets compared to the Moody Blues, only Akasha’s music is much stranger, and not anywhere as soft. <\/p>\n
The band consisted of Sverre Svendsen (vocals, Mellotron on “Light and Darkness”), Kjeil Evensen (drums), Arild Andreassen (bass), Jens Ivar Andreassen (guitar, synthesizer, Mellotron), Tor-Jonny Hansen (words, and hymn on “Death Hymn”). They go so far as listing Bj\u00f8rn Hugo Gj\u00f8en as the guy who handles the light and multi-vision show. The album consists of eight cuts, songs include “The Isle of Kawi”, “Bondage”, “Recitativ”, “Electronic Nightmare”, “Death Hymn”, “Light and Darkness”, “The Trip”, and “Man and the Void”. <\/p>\n
Most of the album is as I describe it. “Electronic Nightmare” is a strange electronic piece. “Bondage” features a strange passage in the middle with electronic effects and semi-spoken dialog that just does let go. “Death Hymn” sounds like a song totally devoid of emotion with spoken dialog equally devoid of emotion. Despite that, it still turns out to be a very interesting cut. “The Trip” is a short piece, and is the closest to a pop song this group has done (but still isn’t pop). <\/p>\n
Totally strange album. Underproduced? Yes it is. Could the vocals need improvement? Yes they could, but despite that, it’s still a great underground prog rock album you should own. A small Swedish label called Ad Perpetuam Memoriam had reissued this album on CD back in 1995, which was a smart move, because the original LP isn’t exactly easy to come by. Another unusual and obscure album to include in your collection.
\n– Year of release: 1977
– Original label of release: BAT Records, Norway
– Reissued by: Ad Perpetuam Memoriam, Sweden
Members:
– Sverre Svendsen: vocals, Mellotron on \\<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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