Italian psychedelic/stoner/post-rock trio Aktopasa presents their third album »Journey To The Pink Planet«, out now via Argonauta Records

Venice, Italy based psychedelic/stoner/post-rock three-piece Aktopasa presents their third album, »Journey To The Pink Planet«, which dropped on December 2nd, 2022 via Argonauta Records.

Tracklist:
01. Alif
02. Calima 1
03. Lunar Eclipse
04. It’s Not The Reason
05. Agarthi
06. Sirdarja
07. Foreign Lane

Courtesy of Argonauta Records:

This three-men band was formed at the end of 2017 in the Venetian hinterland by Marco Sebastiano Alessi (drums), Lorenzo Barutta (lead guitar) and Silvio Tozzato (bass guitar).

‘Aktopasa’ (or ‘अक्टोपस’, if you prefer) means octopus in Nepalese. Nepal is a landlocked continental state where the highest mountains on Earth rise. Those who live in this country may not usually see octopuses, and probably, for these populations, the octopuses are not even a main topic in everyday conversations.

Aktopasa aims to represent something that is not trivial, but with a certain – irrational – logic: psychedelic frequencies coming from mount Everest, a British coast or a Caribbean island, from the Underground or the outer Space, from a time not precisely defined.

“»Journey To The Pink Planet« is a quest for self-discovery. We often travel around the world to reach a deeper level of understanding: we grow up, explore, and seek our own path. The journey itself is the experience that changes us, gives us awareness, and allows us to find our true selves.

»Journey To The Pink Planet« is a paradox made possible by the human mind, which leads us to greater inner awareness through physical and spiritual experiences. We don’t know who we are, but now we know WE ARE. And this album is our story.”

Order your copy here:
aktopasa.bandcamp.com/album/journey-to-the-pink-planet

Recorded and mixed in October 2021 at the Overdrive Recording Studio, Castello di Godego (TV), Italy.
Mastered by The Boiler Room, Chicago (IL), USA.
Backing vocals in »It’s Not The Reason« by Mattia Filippetto.
Backing sound effects on Agarthi and Foreign Lane by BBC Sound Effects.

Aktopasa is:
Lorenzo Barutta – Guitar
Silvio Tozzato – Bass
Marco Sebastiano Alessi – Drums

FFO: Colour Haze, Samsara Blues Experiment, My Sleeping Karma

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well