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Artist.....: Akshan
Album......: The Tree Of Life
Type.......: WEB Album
Genre......: Ambient
Style......: Psy / Ambient / Progressive / Chillout
Label......: Altar Records
CatalogNr..: ARCDA25
Url........: http://www.altar-records.com/
Rel.date...: 08.06.2012
Str.date...: 04.04.2012
Source.....: WEB > WAVE
Grabber....: n/a
Encoder....: Lame 3.98.4 -V0 --vbr-new
Quality....: VBRkbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Tracks.....: 8
Size.......: 144.27 MB
Length.....: 79:32
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Tracklist
01. Aborigen's Dream 09:17
02. Adagio For The Braves 10:00
03. Angels Never Cry 08:38
04. Symphonic Tendencies 12:02
05. Eternity 07:52
06. Back To The Origin 09:12
07. Jungle Fever 12:11
08. Waiting For You 10:20
Total Time: 79:32
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Release Notes
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Akshan, a native of France, was attracted to the synthesizer in his
adolescent years. Inspired by artists such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis,
cinematic scores, and classical music; Akshan found himself attracted to the
seemingly infinite possibilities the synthesizer offered.
In 1993, he attended the first 'underground' gathering of electronic music
organized in the south of France. It is here that he discovered the magical
world of Goa Trance and here that his understanding of music was forever
changed. Experiencing forerunners to current Djs such as Alex Escalofrio,
Akshan was indelibly marked with an interest in those techniques and
possibilities of the mixing styles he experienced, as well as the being moved
by the powerful clear energies the progressive mix conveyed to those on the
dance floor.
Inspired by this experience, Akshan began mixing and by 1997 began acquiring
the necessary gear to being composing his own music. Despite the demands of a
busy job, he dedicates time every evening to increase his knowledge of audio
mixing and soundcrafting. Following in the footsteps of inspirations Jarre and
Vangelis, he chooses to avoid the constraints of traditional music theory and
prefers to let his ear, intuition, and inspiration guide his creativity. The
result is a style that it is a lush and subtle mixture of electronics and
acoustics.
By 2007 the progression of his skills and the influence of artists such as
Aes Dana, Asura (Ultimae Records), and Juno Reactor led to Akshan focusing
primarily in the realms of downtempo and psychedelic ambient, while still
continuing to produce dance floor oriented music. This new musical direction
eventually led to Akshan crossing paths with label manager DJ Zen and has
culminated in the release of his newest album, "The Tree of Life" which will
be released at the end of March 2012 on Altar Records.
Each piece on this album is full of emotion and texture. Ranging from lush
cinematic atmospheres to addictive mid-tempo rhythms, this album is a mix of
many styles to create something unique and beautiful.
A polished cohesion of ethnic, symphonic, trance, and shimmering ambient
textures, Akshan's work yields up an atypical musical experience that will
relax and energize, inspire and transcend, and will sweep the listener along
as each song tells it's story.
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est. 2001