Asana 2: Moving Meditation

by ASANA 2: MOVING MEDITATION / VA

Overview

As is the case with several albums from the Meta catalog, this one is actually a compilation drawn primarily from albums on other labels made by bassist and producer Bill Laswell and his various group-name aliases: Material, Divination, Sacred Systems, and so on. And, as is also usually the case with these compilations, you should not be misled by words like "meditation" in the title. While the music is generally quite beautiful, it is not necessarily either relaxing or soothing; on the contrary, tracks like "Devata" by Material and the reggae-flavored "Beyond the Zero" (which is credited to Laswell and features the talents of guitarist Nicky Skopelitis and drummer Karsh Kale, among others) are rumbling sonic behemoths that move with the ponderous inevitability of charging elephants and will inspire in the average person few things less than quiet relaxation. Ditto the sturdy mid-tempo groove of "Magnetic" by Beat Matrix (taken from the Tabla Beat Science album). Whether or not this album represents a successful fusion of the meditative and the groovealicious, it's lots of fun and highly recommended to anyone who loves exotic beat music. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/01/2002
Label:	META
UPC:	0658137001027

Tracks

1. Devata  -  Material
2. Amrita Flux  - Bill Laswell  -  Sacred Systems
3. Beyond the Zero  - Bill Laswell
4. The Calling  -  Blood Brothers  -  Pressure Drop
5. Magnetic-Beat Matrix  -  Tabla Beat Science
6. Solar Spirit  -  Pathaan
7. Sattvam  - Mike D.  -  Gannon
8. Corpse Posse  -  Divination

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Divination   Primary Artist
Pressure Drop   Primary Artist
Material   Primary Artist
Mike D   Primary Artist
Sacred Systems   Primary Artist
Sharon Gannon   Primary Artist
Tabla Beat Science   Primary Artist
Bill Laswell   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Sampling,Bass
Craig Taborn   Piano (Electric)
Sultan Khan   Sarangui
Karsh Kale   Drums,Tabla
Nicky Skopelitis   Guitar
Nils Petter Molvaer   Trumpet
Michael Fossenkemper   Sequencing
Zakir Hussain   Tabla

Technical Credits

Janet Rienstra   Concept,Photography,Engineer
Robert Musso   Engineer
Michael Fossenkemper   Mastering
Mike D   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Pathaan   Composer,Producer
Yalitza Ferreras   Design
David Life   Engineer
Noah Lebenzon   Engineer
Bill McMullen   Engineer
Bill Laswell   Atmosphere,Producer,Creation,Beats,Sounds,Arranger,Composer
Blood Brothers   Composer