Samadhi

From 'Blitz Studios', a newly established Russian-Aussie label based in Australia, comes a super-monster of a debut release. Two brilliant Russian artists, Samadhi and Fungus Funk, combine their efforts for a split album titled 'Vostok 1'. This release is named after the Soviet-made spacecraft which carried the first man into space. The music featured on the album is an exceptional selection of thumping and powerful freshly prepared night-time and dawn psychedelic trance, straight from the Blitz Studios psy-oven for your enjoyment…

A sort of supergroup, as most of their members came from well-known bands, Samadhi were formed after the split of Raccomandata con Ricevuta di Ritorno by singer Regoli and guitarist Civitenga, along with keyboard player Sabatini (from Free Love and Kaleidon), Aldo Bellanova from Teoremi on bass and drummer Ruggero Stefani (L'Uovo di Colombo), and two other members. Despite the impressive pedigree of the musicians the album is nice, mixing good prog influences with some jazz and even pop, the best of the seven tracks being the closing "L'ultima Spiaggia" with religious text. The beautiful lyrics were written by poet Enrico Lazzareschi.