"Ai Ma Ra" is a monumental album containing over 105 minutes of experimental elemental and ambient music, original in the literal sense of the word. More than music, it is 'ethnography of the unknown' in action, providing vistas into rarely glimpsed corners of reality. Created primarily on acoustic instruments, organs and harmonium, carefully mastered on vintage tape, the sound is equally earthy as it is otherworldly – a contradiction in terms maybe, but then "Ai Ma Ra" is not classified easily in any other respect either. It is a record in which to immerse one’s self over time, containing more than two years' worth of strange experiences and sensations distilled into a curious, potent elixir, the use of which may in its truest sense be determined only by the individual listener. Ltd x 1000 copies in a sturdy, deep green cardboard box stamped with the mark of Arktau Eos. Contained within is an 8-page booklet bound in tête-bêche format on high quality paper and a small talismanic print.
UK 16.00£
Europe 17.50£
World 19.00£
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HALO MANASH - 'Taiwaskivi' CD & DVD (Aural Hypnox)
Halo Manash rises radiant into luminosity, with wings spread into all worlds, and brings forth "Taiwaskivi", an opulent work of solar ambience and primordial Ur-music... a work of sonic flame and aural ash. Seven interrelated tracks, utilising such diverse instrumentation as organ, horns, vocals, drums, gongs, percussion and string instruments as well as field-recordings captured during the pilgrimage that the creation of the work embodies. "Taiwaskivi", although a complete work in itself, can also be viewed as the third and final facet of a tripartite series of works that are part of one holistic creation - a treelogy, with seed, root, trunk and finally, branches. Being the culmination of an ascending journey through the aforementioned realms within and without, "Taiwaskivi" is the celestial crown at the peak, reaching toward Sol, source and beyond; it is the leaves and fruit of the branches and their skyward nectar ever-flowing - the sacred fire, the consummation and conjunction of All. Ltd x 500 copies in a hand finished cardboard cruciform folder with inserts.
