Terra Incognita

Terra Incognita

Akusmi

€ 32,95
  • LP
Label
Tonal Union
Expected release
10 July 2026
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Description

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 multilayered sound world features contributions from tabla virtuoso Sarathy Korwar, Senegalese musician Dudú Kouate adds an array of percussions, ngoni and flutes and Levitation Orchesta's 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 Hobbs etc, 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.

For fans of: Sven Wunder, Shabaka Hutchings, SML, Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders, Nubiyan Twist

Tracklist

A

  • 1.A Waking Dream
  • 2.Anima
  • 3.Club Subterranea

B

  • 1.Drongo's Flute
  • 2.Rain Dance
  • 3.Dawning Dusk

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