Ananda Samgha

General | Oct 2013

Reviews

Lestrygonian
Reviewed 2013-10-23
Raw, dense, ritualistic psych-prog rock from Peru. Manifold layers of jamming evoke Carlton Melton, Amon Duul II, 3 Leafs, even Mahavishnu Orchestra with the occasional jazz violin. Organic, spontaneous feeling made possible by lo-fi live recording. This is fucking awesome, guaranteed to make you wish we were in the 70s.

1. (20:22) loud, driving rock kicks off, delves into an extended percussion jam—wow! shit gets pretty wild
2. (4:10) like early live recordings of Pink Floyd or Amon Duul II, free-form guitar noodling with thick percussion and loose jazz sensibilities (see live recordings of “Astronomy Domine”)
3. (5:16) slower, more meditative jamming with densely syncopated drums, crescendos into loud fuzz
4. (15:34) shakers, acoustic folksy strumming, lilting violin jaunts along, gradually building tension until a headnodding tribal groove emerges.

Recent airplay

Medha
Fight or FlightNov 22, 2013
Catequil
kzsu fun jam timesNov 22, 2013
Medha
late nite dryerNov 12, 2013
Medha
minimum entropyNov 06, 2013

Charting

2013-10-24 — 2013-12-26
Week EndingAirplays
Nov 24 2
Nov 17 1
Nov 10 1

Track listing

1. Catequil
2. Verdandi
3. Hridaya
4. Medha