Moka Mafia :: Prologue

Track Listing:

1] Charas and Chillum Pt1 – Moka Mafia 8:54 / 100 BPM
2] Charas and Chillum Pt2 – Moka Mafia 8:12 / 100 BPM
3] Moonflares – Moka Mafia 6:38 / 120 BPM

Genre: Downtempo

There is a bit of politics regarding chillaxing – who can do it, how much you are entitled to, how to go about it and even what to wear when doing so – but those discussions end when coming across a Moka Mafia release. Such is the lushness of his down-tempo ambience that all arguments, and not just the chillaxing one, wilt to a state of nothingness.

For Moka Mafia is another upstanding citizen of the island nation that is Free-Spirit Records, which sits proudly in the middle of the ocean of all things psychedelic, and the EP, Prologue, a fine example of the (other)worldliness he brings to the check-in counter when choosing to transverse our universality.

Consisting of three tracks of which there is a consistency in mood and encompassing the diversity of influences that the modern psy-trancer has access to. From dub-reggae to asiatic spiritualism, soothing flute melodies – performed by Alberto “Negro” Ramon – and even some foot stomping havin-it, these and other elements float in the nearness without ever fully taking over so that the listener can be taken to a destination of their own construction. Each one differing according to what they are endeavouring to achieve.

But hey isn’t that whole point of chillaxing, to strive for a certain state of being in which an individual can then lose themself? Works for me, how about you try it for yourself!

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