Daam Records of Switzerland has been making a name for itself in the Swiss psytrance community, and fresh off their charts is a release by musical pioneers and psychonauts AMK.

AMK ~ On The Way



Release date: March 2008

Headed by regionally recognized artist and DJ, Mangan, AMK's musical idiom is a fusion of tribal, progressive and psychedelic sounds into a spiritual medium called music, and creating cutting-edge, futuristic tunes using ancient methods and influences is their specialty. Daam Records is thrilled to offer the world AMK's debut, "On The Way", a collection of eight tunes sure to bring about lucid dreams, communal transcendental experiences, and hours of enjoyment and good times inspired by wonderful music.

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• 1. Magic Bus
  
• 2. Neuro
  
• 3. Rubino
  
• 4. Future Groove
  
• 5. Narayana
  
• 6. On The Way
  
• 7. Free Your Soul
  
• 8. Endless Night
  

TRACK BY TRACK:

Magic Bus
AMK's opening track begins with a jaunty bassbeat, luring you in subtly with gradually introduced layers and percussion. Before long, foggy synth pads and elevated acid rhythms fill the rest of the audiospace while the percussive layers begin their metamophosis. By the second half of the piece, the mood and flavor have suspended your senses far from the ground.

Neuro
This piece adds a hearty chink of tribalesque sounds into its mix. Deep bass and kicks accompany aboriginal shaker, bongo and didjeridoo sections. The atonality spaces your brain out enough to appreciate the gated trance rhythms and electric piano bits that follow, masterfully filtered and arranged. This piece shepherds you from the light to dark like a witnessed sunset.

Rubino
This is at once a great nighttime track for mixing into peak-hour approaching dancefloor playlists. Uptempo, beginning on lilting, minimalistic atmospheres, the percussion leads you further into the music. Like a flower, the disconnected, dissonant sounds open up into a subdued yet sublimely gossamer melody making "Rubino" a solid trance uplifter.

Future Groove
AMK ladles out some highly superior sounds in this track. A bass rhythm more felt than heard lay the foundations for spaced-out, nomadic effects which pave the way for some meaty, intricate percussion. The drums take the helm here while squishy, colloidal synth waves act as the binding agent for a groovetastic footmover made to please your ears.

Narayana
"Naranya" is a candy bowl of a track which contain all the good parts of tribal acid trance. These beats are dark and deep and each drum layer adds dimension and space in all seeming directions. Squishy, resonant acid leads jump back and forth like sparks on a conductor, fueling a bassline with more chugs in it than a choo-choo train.

On The Way
An intro riding the border between the astral and the alien grabs your brain by the seat of its pants. Elements of old-school Goa beach trance make their presence heard; Eastern melodies and vocals make this track into tribal trance with a spicy, psychedelic twist... and twisting is just what your body will do when it hears this music at elevated amplitudes.

Free Your Soul
AMK really explore the depths of their creative talent with this piece... coming at you low, slow and sinister, a steady rhythmic beat with droning pads and light touches of ghostly melody. Steel yourself and get in the groove in this tension-building track that lets you forget your surroundings and awakens dancefloor fantasies.

Endless Night
Aptly named, this one is a sort of odyssey of musical moods. Carrying along with the themes set by its predecessor, AMK combines organic junglish noises with pleasureable electronic melodies and catchy percussive beats. Prepare for a non-linear vibe-changing soundtrack and talisman to inner journeys and connections with your living musical environment.


Exclusive worldwide distribution through Wirikuta| www.wirikuta.at | andrea@wirikuta.at |


Related Links
Daam Records | www.daam.in |
AMK Myspace | www.myspace.com/amk773 |
Triskele Management.com | www.triskelemanagement.com |
Triskele Myspace | www.myspace.com/robintriskele |