A Dark Folk/Dungeon Synth solo artist from Ecuador. On January 7th, 2022, Urku Llanthu released his second studio album, Waka Isku, ancestral-spiritual with oneself songs that would gratify Meditation & Ancestral-spiritual Music fans. The album was released through his label, Takiri Productions.
Introduction:
Urku Llanthu, Waka Isku: 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 Waka Isku
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Urku Llanthu and his Waka Isku album.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Comprises an instrumental environment of ambience, 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: Spiritually amalgamate… mortuary mourning and ancestral funeral rites…
Before heading into the music, once again — just like his debut release, don’t expect anything heavy, brutal, or extreme, but a connection with yourself and giving you mysterious and dark experiences of pure tranquil, meditation, relaxation, and ancestral-spiritual music from start to finish.
At the same time, it dedicated and spread the ancient culture of the Andean people. (Andean people are only the ones who were once part of Tawantinsuyu, the Inca Empire in the Andes, or those influenced by it. Inca’s empire extended along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands from the northern border of modern Ecuador to the Maule River in central Chile).
As soon as the listener hits that play button, one is welcomed to the opening track, Intro / Tutayana which welcomes the listener with the sound of drums, wind chimes and ambience soundscape/atmosphere of the keys.
As the listener continues their second journey of a spiritually amalgamated fundamental theme that is the mortuary mourning, the concept of preservation towards traditions, mystical and ancestral funeral rites, throughout the region. An incredible astral journey that the being seeks in the company of the strong rootedness towards the soul.
Continuing with the second track, Yawar Uya , and the five remaining pieces of (again/other) ear-to-ear experiences of very well thought-through arrangements in the music and songs of bringing the music to life and making the project/music unique and mystical.
In contrast, the whole music and atmosphere are either sometimes depressive, dark, bleak, creepy, and horrifying yet calming and tranquil/meditating. Utilizing various elements such as dark ambient, ambient music, dark folk, and dungeon synth to create this contrasting atmosphere.
At the same time, the theme consists of and offers beautiful sharp synths/keyboard sections, drum patterns (when needed), and unique indigenous musical instruments that belong only to the Andean people. Wood chimes, the use of sound FX such as footsteps rustling through nature, the sound of wildlife/nature, wood being cut, flowing in a river/stream and spiritual/ritualism/mystical soundscape.
Simultaneously, Waka Isku is a perfect and magical release, topped with superb devilmanship at the helm, while the seven instrumental songs are beautiful, equally solid, and strongly composed.
Waka Isku is another release, strongly for those headphones, to capture the music’s true beauty and magical spectrum while sitting, relaxing, or doing an art/craft and hobby project.
We want to give a shoutout to Urku Llanthu for letting us review his Waka Isku album. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “Waka Isku”
PlayThe last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Urku Llanthu and his Waka Isku album.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, (again) how breathtakingly the music is while giving the listener a connection with oneself. At the same time, taking the listener to another world — an authentic experience…
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
Truly captures the instrumental environment of the music and atmosphere dark and mysterious
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Urku Llanthu, and his album Waka Isku.
This concludes the Urku Llanthu, Waka Isku review.
Track-Listing:
- Intro / Tutayana (dusk)
- Yawar Uya (face of blood)
- Sakra Ruku (old medicine man)
- Kunkana (forget)
- Wampuna (float)
- Chaskina (accept)
- Outro / Chaki Kati (footprint)
Monastery Dead is:
- Atuk Urku Llanthu (Pablo Mesias) – songwriting, all instruments
