Release
date: February 24th
2017. Label: Napalm Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Mela
Ananda - Live – Tracklisting
1. Prithvi
2. 23 Enigma
3. Glow11
4. Ephedra
5. Vayu
6. Akasha
7. Brahama
8. Psilocybe
9. Tamas
10. Hymn72
Review
My
Sleeping Karma have always had a special place deep in my heart.
Perhaps
for that kind of mysticism that their name recalls. Most probably for
the sensations that their music conveys, which manage to transcend
the ‘self’ to new dimensions. While reviewing their first live
album, Mela Ananda (Napalm Records), I forced myself to listen it
strictly through headphones and with eyes closed, travelling with the
mind to those feelings that their last concert I saw (Desertfest in
Berlin) sent to me.
My
Sleeping Karma embody my personal vision of music, made up of
technical, mysticism and psychedelia. A music that transcends and
goes beyond the traditional rules. Over the years, the quartet of
Aschaffenburg has created something beyond a simple musical path,
gone further, creating something in their music that is hard to
explain. In this live album, My Sleeping Karma run through the stages
of their personal artistic, musical and (I think) spiritual
development, recreating the same mood heard in the studio records.
All
songs are played perfectly and with a perfect sound. The rhythm
section of Matte (bass) and Steffen (drums) are literally hypnotic,
able to attract the attention of the listener, which is captured by
the mantra given off by the songs. The guitar of Seppi expands the
rhythm section, by simply creating a unique atmosphere, where the
keyboards of Norman round out the mystical work.
What
to say. A live album should have, at a minimum, the power to transmit
the same (or better) feelings you have in listening to the individual
albums.
Here,
we go further. This live album is a pure mystical experience. If you
like My Sleeping Karma. If you've seen them live. If you love long
and complex suites. If, in music, you love that karmic feeling that
elevates you to other dimensions. If listening to a song makes you
moisten the eyes and skin crawl, well, you should not miss out this
album.
This
album could be your starting or destination point to enter My
Sleeping Karma dimension.
Sat
Nam.
Words by Bruno Bellisario
Thanks
to Mona at Napalm Records for the promo. Mela Ananda - Live is
available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl from Napalm Records.
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