''Axis Mutatis'' is an album by the
electronic dance music group
The Shamen
The Shamen ( ) were a Scottish psychedelic band, formed in 1985 in Aberdeen, who became a chart-topping British electronic dance music act by the early 1990s. The founding members were Colin Angus, Derek McKenzie and Keith McKenzie. Peter St ...
which was released in 1995. The album did not receive as much positive feedback as their previous album, Boss Drum, nor was it as popular, but Axis Mutatis still remained a fairly successful release, with the band eventually releasing four music videos for it. A
Deep Dish remix of "Transamazonia" appeared on ''
the WipEout soundtrack''.
The initial release of ''Axis Mutatis'' contained an additional instrumental album, ''Arbor Bona Arbor Mala''.
Critical reception
British magazine ''
Music Week
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'' wrote, "The singalong
techno pop
Techno is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally music production, produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central Drum beat, rhythm is typ ...
is in full effect once more. This one needs a few listens before the hooks sink in, but the blend of ambience, beats and melodies finally wins over."
Track listing
''Axis Mutatis''
# "
Destination Eschaton" – 3:55
# "Transamazonia" – 3:52
# "Conquistador" – 3:58
# "MK2A (Dedicated to Nation of Hawaii)" – 4:05
# "Neptune" – 4:16
# "Prince of Popocatapetl" – 6:01
# "Heal (The Separation)" – 3:55
# "Persephone's Quest" – 5:05
# "Moment" – 4:00
# "Axis Mundi" – 7:04
a. "Tellos"
b. "Xibalba"
c. "Nemeton"
d. "Eternal Return"
# "Eschaton Omega (Deep Melodic Techno Mix)" – 3:37
# "Agua Azul – 11:23
# "S2 Translation" – 3:31
''Arbor Bona Arbor Mala''
# Asymptotic Eschaton – 0:48
# Sefirotic Axis – 6:52
# Entraterrestrial – 9:38
# Demeter – 4:28
# Beneath the Underworld – 3:34
# Xochipili's Return – 8:28
# Rio Negro – 3:16
# Above the Otherworld – 1:21
# A Moment in Dub – 9:20
# Pizarro in Paradise – 6:02
# West of the Underworld – 10:14
# Anticipation Eschaton (Be Ready for the Storm) – 4:43
# Out in the Styx – 3:08
References
1995 albums
The Shamen albums
One Little Independent Records albums
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