A Dark Folk/Dungeon Synth solo artist from Ecuador. February 2023 saw the release of his third studio album Ayapampa, which includes five hypnotizing -yet beautiful songs that would gratify Meditation and Ancestral-spiritual Music fans. The album was released through his label, Takiri Productions.
Introduction:
Urku Llanthu, Ayapampa: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Ayapampa
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Urku Llanthu and his Ayapampa album.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: This comprises an instrumental environment of ambience and atmosphere, and traditional Andean wind/string instruments. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves omitting the vocals for an instrumental environment. The Third Sin—The Percussions: Delves into the vast world of various drum beats, percussions, and environment soundscapes.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: Sound of nature… sound of the wind whistling through your ears and mind
Immediately the listener presses that play button, one is welcome to the opening piece, Tutamant, where the listener is welcome to a horror/death soundscape and harsh incantations. Following suit with the second song, Rupachina, and the remaining three pieces –(again) Urku Llanthu who needs no induction…. A mastermind…. Providing and delivering extraordinary devilmanship, and musical art upon the listener’s ears and mind, with a telling of a different concept with every release. This time, taking the listener on a journey of life and death “from one life to another”, the transit, the place, or space, is part of the beliefs of ancient or ancestral cultures.
At the same time, while I’m writing this review (permanently), We love the work that Urku Llanthu creates and provides -what is there to say? What has already been inked before? At the same time, each release that I’ve written has been a challenge, but a fun and magical challenge—there is something different, unique, and magical in every release — music that’s never repetitive nor dull.
As one continues their journey, one kindles oneself with this fiery, spiritual, and magical piece/atmosphere that captures and draws the listener’s soul into this ancestral-spiritual music.
This musical spectrum needs the listener’s full attention! Urku Llanthu music is an experience that you never forget, an enjoyment of such creative music/atmosphere that’s (simultaneously) transfixing, dark, relaxing yet tranquil, and a meditation beauty (connection with oneself) to the mind and soul of the listener.
The instrumental artistry that consists of otherworldly transcends ancestral settings, sounds of hypnotizing atmospheres, with gloomy melodies and Andean mystics. The sound crackling of a fire, and the sound of the wind bustling through the music, the sound of thunder/wildlife. Charming keys/synths and tribal drumming (horns/wood flute (pan pipes)).
At the same time, the whole piece is beautifully composed and well-arranged, with fantastic devilmanship. The sound that (again) spiritually amalgamates the fundamental theme — a musical composition, the transcendence of the traditional celebrations of the original peoples of the Andes Mountains.
While the music/instrumental and lyrics are all composed/scored with a well-executed perfection. In contrast, the production of the sound with crystal clear sound with the musical spectrum captures every moment (atmosphere/composition/characteristic) of the music/songs.
We want to give a shoutout to Urku Llanthu for letting us review his Ayapampa album. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “Ayapampa”
PlayThe last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Urku Llanthu and his Ayapampa album.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, Ayapampa is beautifully composed and well-arranged, with fantastic devilmanship. While the music/instrumental and lyrics are all composed/scored with a well-executed perfection. In contrast, the production of the sound with crystal clear sound with the musical spectrum captures every moment (atmosphere/composition/characteristic) of the music/songs.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
The artwork is dark and unique.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Urku Llanthu, and his album Ayapampa.
This concludes the Urku Llanthu, Ayapampa review.
Track-Listing:
- Tutamanta
- Rupachina
- Kishpina
- Runa Sapalla
- Pukyu Riti
Urku Llanthu is:
- Atuk Urku Llanthu (Pablo Mesias) – songwriting, all instruments
