Ananda Mida‘s founders, Max Ear and Matteo Pablo Scolaro, originally planned to release three records. They briefed the artist and friend Eeviac and decided that each one would be a concept album part of a trilogy freely inspired by Georges Ivanovič Gurdjieff’s book “Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson” and histhoughts. Thus Anodnatius dealt with Holy Affirmation and the sophomore Ca-thodnatius with Holy Denial. Now it’s time for the third final act Reconciler, which deals with Holy Reconciliation. During the making, a band member experienced the grace of birth and the deep mourning of death. Both events added to the reconciliatory intent of this record. “Reconciler” is a double LP containing eight tracks, playing 83 minutes of music.“Reconciling” is an instrumental song, while five singers perform the others. All the additional musicians belong to the Go Down Records musical gang, bringing up to twelve artists on the record. This also fulfills another intent of the band founders: to make a portrait of their independent label, which has brought toge-ther talents and passion over the past two decades.
ABOUT THE BAND
Ananda Mida is a Stoner and Psychedelic Rock music collective led by Max Ear (OJM’s drummer and Go Down Records’ Art Director) and Matteo Pablo Scolaro. Fromthe very beginning of the project, graphic imagery has been given a crucial role thanksto the precious collaboration with the visual artist Eeviac. Since 2015, they have been performing with different lineups, from three to six members, either instrumental or fea-turing singers. Their sound is inspired by 70s Rock, mixed with Desert and Psychedelic grooves. In 2015, they debuted with the double A-sided 7-inch “Aktavas/Passavas,” which gave rise to the band’s mythology, elaborated from some fragments of enigmatic teachings. In Fall 2016 they released their first full-length, co-produced by Go Down Records and Vincebus Eruptum Recordings. Anodnatius reminds us of all the positive forces andslight vibrations settled inside and outside everything and everyone. In January 2019,the second chapter Cathodnatius was published, depicting all the opposing forcesand obscure vibes we live in today. This record featured Conny Ochson vocals, anddropped via Go Down and Vincebus Eruptum on vinyl, CD, and digital. In June 2021,the band put out the live EP “Karnakon” a deluxe picture-back disc, featuring a specialappearance by Desert Rock icon Mario Lalli on guitar. November 2023 will see therelease of their third work “Reconciler,” which will “mythologically” complete the trilogy. The album evokes the resolution of the contrast between those opposing forces, sungin the previous chapters. As the title states, it’s a hymn to reconciliation and drops via Go Down Records on double LP, CD, and digital. Ananda Mida performed throughout Europe, supporting bands like BRMC, Black Mountain, Colour Haze, Fatso Jetson, Yawning Man, The Atomic Bitchwax, Nebula, and White Hills.
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Tracklist:
SIDE A
01. Stormy Lady
02. Lucifer’s Wind
SIDE B
01. Reconciling
02. Swamp Thing
SIDE C
01. Never Surrender
02. Following The Light
03. Reconciling (reprise)
SIDE D
01. Doom And The Medicine Man
V- The Future
VI- The Stumbling Doll
VII- The Ghost In The Machine
VIII- Otherlives
Lineup:
Davide Bressan / Bass, Electric Guitars
Max Ear / drums
Conny Ochs / Lyrics & Vocals on B2-D1, Claps
Matteo Pablo Scolaro / Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Alessandro Tedesco / Electric Guitars
Additional Musicians:
Mirko Brigo / Lyric & Vocals on C3, Synth, Effects
Antonio Cortina (Quiet Confusion) / Lyric & Vocals on A1
Daniel Grego / Synth, Effects
Filippo Lorenzo Mocellin (Virtual Time) / Lyric on A2, Vocals on A2-C1, Harp
Marco Pivato (Virtual Time) / Lyric on C1
Stefano Paski (OJM) | Hammond, Percussion
Lu Silver / Lyric & Vocals on C2
