That’s an awful pretty vibe you got there, Aktopasa. The Italian heavy psych trio have signed to Argonauta Records, and with that respected imprint’s backing will release their second full-length, as yet untitled. I apparently completely whiffed on their 2018 debut, Muladhara, but their new single “Agarthi” has a gorgeous thread of guitar it follows throughout its eight-minute course, part grunge in a lead line, but meditative in a way that rings like post-Colour Haze in my mind, even though that’s not necessarily what I usually mean when I say meditative. It’ll make sense if you listen, maybe. Probably not. Maybe just give me this one.

They’ve still got CDs of Muladhara for sale on Bandcamp, as well as DLs of 2019’s live-tracked Sun two-songer, if you listen to “Agarthi” and decide, as I did, you want to listen further. I’ll hope to have more on their new album when the time comes. I dig this.

From the PR wire, or social media, or both, or something:

Psychedelic Rock Trio Akṭōpasa signs with Argonauta Records; New Single OUT NOW

Space Psychedelic act AKTOPASA announce their deal with Argonauta Records. This three-men band was formed at the end of 2017 in the Venetian hinterland by Marco Sebastiano Alessi (Drums), Lorenzo Barutta (lead guitar) and Silvio Tozzato (bass guitar).

‘Aktopasa’ (or ‘अक्टोपस’, if you prefer) means octopus in Nepalese. Nepal is a landlocked continental state where the highest mountains on Earth rise. Those who live in this country may not usually see octopuses, and probably, for these populations, the octopuses are not even a main topic in everyday conversations.

Aktopasa aims to represent something that is not trivial, but with a certain – irrational – logic: psychedelic frequencies coming from mount Everest, a British coast or a Caribbean island, from the Underground or the outer Space, from a time not precisely defined.

Give ear to their exciting first single AGARTHI with many more news to follow during the next weeks.

https://www.instagram.com/aktopasa/
https://www.facebook.com/aktopasaband/
https://youtu.be/aqBhdOypEKk
https://aktopasa.bandcamp.com/

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www.facebook.com/argonuatarecords
www.argonautarecords.com/shop

Aktopasa, “Agarthi”