s w e e t b e a t s
october.17.2001 - #761
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artist : Ekstasis
album : Wake Up & Dream
year : 1998
label : Higher Octave
genre : Lo-Fi
url : www.higheroctave.com
quality : CD 192k HQ True Stereo
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01.Ekstasis - Providence 06:47
02.Ekstasis - Elysium 07:54
03.Ekstasis - Heartland 08:11
04.Ekstasis - Midnight Mass 07:37
05.Ekstasis - Nepenthe 08:06
06.Ekstasis - Eureka 07:36
07.Ekstasis - Shower of Stars 10:05
07 tracks | 56:16 mins | 77,3 MB
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Try not to get confused here: yes, Ekstasis was the name of Nicky
Skopelitis' first solo album on the Axiom label, and he was
accompanied by a lineup similar to this one (which consists of the
ubiquitous Bill Laswell and the irrepressible Jah Wobble on bass,
drummer Jaki Liebezeit and tabla players Zakir Hussain and Badal
Roy). This time, though, it's the band that's called Ekstasis, and
although the music is very much in the same trancey, world-beatish,
ambient mode as before, it's better realized and generally more
interesting this time out. Skopelitis is mapping out more definite
guitar melodies these days, which allows the band to flex and
groove more creatively without fear of losing the thread-notice the
subtly dubwise drum fades and wild tabla extemporizations on
"Providence", all of which are possible because Skopelitis keeps
his guitar part disciplined and tonal. "Nepenthe" starts out
abstract and arrhytmic, but then lapses into an easy groove over
which the guitar shreds quietly. Some will call this stuff downtown
muzak. I say if it sounds good, it is good, and this sounds very
good. --allmusic.com
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