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I really, REALLY liked Pasmasana. That is some trippy,

psilocyidelic balinese gamelen-flavored space dub. I found it to be much more

deep and digital and easy to "get lost in" than the earlir Makyo albums.

If you find these in the same class and quality, I'll have to check out

Vismaya .

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Makyo - Vismaya

 

Artist: Makyo

Title: Vismaya

Label: Dakini

Date: 1999

 

Track listing:

 

01. 25'21" Vismaya

02. 16'56" Pura

 

Review:

 

I have to say this is one of the most subtly beautiful pieces of psychedelic

chillout I know of. It is clearly well known by some members of this site,

as it is regularly mentioned in the forum, but for some reason, nobody has

reviewed it here yet ?

 

Well, anyway, Makyo is Gio Makyo and this was his third album release, after

Rasa Bhava ('96) and Shringara ('99). The evolution of his production skills

reaches new heights in this album. Deceptively this is only two tracks, but

each go through metamorphoses. The album remains down-tempo throughout, but

the intensity of sound does vary and develop.

 

In the track Vismaya, smooth beginnings build into a dub beat that carries

the organic sounds of tablas and other Indian influences. The midi guitar

provides the mind with input, while the tune develops slowly.

 

Pura was recorded live in Camphuan in Bali, and the place's influences run

thick. The opening is prayer-like with chimes and plucked sitar strings -

you can almost smell the incense. Very ambient and beatless for the first

three minutes, the sound richens and develops until the midpoint, when the

wonderful bassline glides in. Electronic treble noising wraps you ears and

keeps the mind flying, until you land to the sound of crickets in the paddy

fields !

 

This is really poetic music, and quite inspiring - it's only a shame it's

only 42 minutes long. If you enjoy this album, then Padmasana was a

collaboration between Gio Makyo, David Hikari and S. Widi from Bali, and is

at least as good as this. An easy 8.5/10

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phase418 - yeah - this is the closest to the Padmasana style that Makyo has

produced solo. Maybe Vismays is not quite as good, but it's damn close and

well worth the listen .... There is also a new Makyo album cd called Yakshini,

and I shall be getting it as soon as I can, because the mp3's are superb.

 

 

bomble

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Guest jsb

Makyo uses cheap synth, create poor effects and are very boring. Some cheezy

acidic sound really kills me!

I don't like this ambient style. I prefer Mystical Sun, it's better.

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  • 10 months later...
Guest djgrouper[at]yahoo[dot]com

Of all of Makyo's CDs, this is the one I listen to least. If

you're not familiar with Gio Fazio's incredibly classy, silky, MIddle & Far

Eastern groove, which features gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous percussion, start

with Yashini, his latest CD, then try to get a hold of a copy of Shringara.

This one's has its sublime moments, but is definitely not as powerful as the

two discs I just mentioned. Go for it! DJ Grouper in Tokyo

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