AKUSMI - Terra Incognita (Transparent orange) LP

Featuring Sarathy Korwar, Dudú Kouate, Marysia Osu and more French-born, London-based composer and musician Pascal Bideau aka Akusmi announces his second full-length Terra Incognita, an album of intrepid sonic exploration that delights in the sensation of being somewhere you've never been before. The listener is invited to experience seven faraway sonic imaginariums, as global and spiritual jazz are fused with modern electronics and life affirming minimalism into a hypnotic, polyrhythmic odyssey. The album's rich multi layered sound world features contributions from tabla virtuoso Sarathy Korwar, Senegalese musician Dudú Kouate addsan array of percussions, ngoni and flutes and Levitation Orchesta's 2 of 2 WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH Marysia Osu brings harp and flutes. Following Akusmi's widely acclaimed debut album Fleeting Future (2022) which was supported by The Guardian, The Quietus, MOJO , Gilles Peterson, Mary Anne Hobbsetc, this time, the sound palette for Terra Incognita is more vibrant, earthy and abundant, drawing inspiration from the radiating optimism and high-energy sources heard in Afrobeat, Highlife and Electronic Afro-pop music, sounding looser, free and primarily interested in raw sensations.