Reviews

Wow, talk about cosmic GROOVES! These guys are spot on when they describe
themselves as "cool, spacey sounds with an ethnic flavour". "Dulcimer Dance" has a great toe
tapping rhythmic pulse, lead by a deep potent bass, varied percussion and the main melody
line handled by… you guessed it… dulcimer! Very cosmic and accessible music that you can
chill out to or even dance to. It makes the body want to MOVE! "Douk Chat" and "Eat
Alien" take us into acid house territory with frenetic electro dance beats, space metal guitar,
and cool voice samples. HOT dancey Space Rock! (I recall "Douk Chat" from one of the
Unlimbo albums). "Let's Eat Lentils" has a spaced out salsa type feel with outstanding
percussion and acoustic guitar. And "Everwhen" is a dreamy brain massage piece with
atmospheric backdrops and synth waves and steady drumming. Really beautiful music to
close your eyes and float away with. I hope the full length is ready soon because this is
pretty hot stuff. Fans of Unlimbo, Ozric Tentacles and any other ethnic, dance, chill out
flavored space rock band you can think of will surely dig Akahum.

Jerry Kranitz, Aural Innovations Radio Ohio USA January 07

Something like the instrumental sound of Ozric Tentacles, but more contemporary, and
substantially more rhythmic, above all with a world music flavour ... The five titles on the EP
go straight to the feet! ... Guitar and electronic soundscapes play over the rhythm without
ever losing their momentum.

Kristian Selm, Progressive News Letter No 57 Dec 06 (From the German)

A gem of British psychedelia ... Akahum's delicious EP is a pleasure to listen to, its five evocative tracks suggesting acid trips, euphoric dance and ethnic impulse. Its electronic aspect ... maintains a discreet equilibrium with the "human" side of music, benefiting from a variety of styles that pass from the melodic melancholy of "Dulcimer Dance" to the classic galloping pace of "Douk Chat", and through to the ambient cosmic meditation of "Everwhen", finally concluding with the dance rock vision, "Eat Alien". Akahum endows you with the gifts of lightness and irony, successfully transmitting their positive feelings with great simplicity and spontaneity. We're eagerly awaiting the release of their full-length album.

Giovanni Carta, www.arlequins.it January 2007 (from the Italian)