Hypnotic and Meditative, “Asura” by Acado and Elias Doré is a Mind-Altering Electronic Dance Track

AcadoEliasDore_cover_sm_crop — Acado, Elias Doré “Asura” cover (cropped)

“Asura,” a collaboration between German electronic music duo Acado and producer Elias Doré takes us on a journey to sacred spaces as suggested by the title. Asuras are divine beings from Hindu mythology that often do battle with the deities. It’s also a word that means “powerful” or “mighty.” It’s the latter that might be used to describe the slow but steady forward momentum of the track’s low end. Subtle but inescapable and giving context to the organic feel of the complex and finely syncopated percussion and a foundation on which the the tracks numerous sound experiments and melodies can come to the fore and shine like characters in some tonal version of shadow puppet theater moving and expressing themselves with grace and nuance. Appropriately the closing end of the track begins with a spoken mantra that ushers in a period in the song featuring what sounds like processed dulcimer and an electronic version of a highly processed steel drum. Hypnotic and meditative, “Asura” is a mind-altering electronic dance track. Listen on Soundcloud and follow Acado at the links provided.