While intentionally minimal on the surface, layer upon layer of subtle, haunting, and evocative sounds are.
Beyond 'Last Frontier' is quality and interesting mix of primitive ethnic musical instruments (harp, drums, kangling, etc.) with drone/dark ambient. This is an untitled track off their forthcoming album. 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. Arktau Eos unveil a new album, Ermos, one of their most involved and intense creations. Last Frontier by Paul Minesweeper, released 10 January 2017 1. Arktau Eos - untitled (MP3) Finlands Arktau Eos stand on the threshold between 'Arctic Circle Shamanism and Western ceremonial magick'. Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic. Anti Ittna Haapapuro, Antti Litmanen, Arktau Eos, Arktau Eos t-shirt, merch, Jaakko Vanhala, Musical group, Geometry of Emptiness, Halo Manash, Aeoga. Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic. 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. Rate It Awful Very Poor Poor Average Good Great Excellent Superb Classic.
More than music, it is 'ethnography of the unknown' in action, providing vistas into rarely glimpsed corners of reality. 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.