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Ai Ma Ra, pressed in 1.000 copies, comes in a sturdy, deep green cardboard box stamped with the mark of Arktau Eos. It is a record in which to immerse one’s self over time, containing more than two years' worth of strange experiences and sensations distilled into a curious, potent elixir, the use of which may in its truest sense be determined only by the individual listener. This unknown chapter in the evolution of the classic Finnish ritual sound originates from sessions held in May 2005, when Arktau Eos was still unnamed, beginning work on their seminal opus ‘Mirrorion’ and Zot-Aon had just released the equally influential. Created primarily on acoustic instruments, organs and harmonium, carefully mastered on vintage tape, the sound is equally earthy as it is otherworldly – a contradiction in terms maybe, but then Ai Ma Ra is not classified easily in any other respect either. Thought lost and subsequently forgotten, a complete album by AIH & AIL of ARKTAU EOS and JKV of ZOT-AON was recently rediscovered. More than music, it is 'ethnography of the unknown' in action, providing vistas into rarely glimpsed corners of reality.
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It is a ghastly and wondrous parade of cryptic images and sounds, which a given recording is a reflection. Ioh-Maera present the latest steps in the evolution of Arktau Eos 'archaic elemental music' towards new and unknown spheres their previous output has been. Arktau Eos, Aeoga, and Halo Manash are also worth seeking out on this label.) BEYOND NOISE My personal experience will always be tainted by looking in from. The sound here is perhaps most easily spoken of as between the cosmic electromagickal surgery of Aeoga and the more subterranean, subdued graveside moments of Arktau Eos or latter-day Halo Manash, but Vanhala has truly uniquely touches the sounds with resonant blue starshine and sidesteps the ritual aspect of the usual æsthetic into. Ai Ma Ra is a monumental album containing over 105 minutes of experimental elemental and ambient music, original in the literal sense of the word. Arktau Eos are a ritual ambient duo from Finland.