この作品は、元々サンフランシスコのサイレント・レコーズより、1996年後半にリリースされた。当時の作品としては稀で、東洋のモチーフとアンビエント・ダブを融合させ、驚くべき工夫が施されている。
"Rasa Bhava" は、『ヴィーナ、タブラ、タンブーラのような瞑想的なインドの音』と『催眠的可能性のあるテープ・ループ、ダブ・トリック、音景色を彩るアンビエントサウンド』とがブレンドされ、新たな音の可能性を伝えるリリースだった。

94〜95年にレコーディングされた"Rasa Bhava" のマスターテープは、リリースされるまでの約一年、サイレント・レコーズのオフィスに埃をかぶったまま置かれていた。パワフルなヒンドゥスタニ・ヒップホップグルーヴ、"DAKINI"がPlanet Dogのコンピレーションに収録され、MAKYOがウワサになり、リリースに至った。
リリースにはビル・ラズウェルによるトラック"Devabhanda"のリミックスが収録となった。
MAKYOの音は初期の頃、ビル・ラズウェルのマテリアルのユニットによる曲 "MANTRA"に多く影響を受けた。その影響により生まれた音が今度は、ラズウェルによりリミックスされていて、興味深い。

"RASA BHAVA"は、The wire, Raygun, Lotus, BPM, Muzik, CMJなど海外の音楽雑誌に賞賛された。Lotusのレヴューでは、『ノン・ストップのエキゾチックな至福(by DJ Eli Star)』と表現された。

サイレント・レコーズ無き後、99年後半、ついにイギリスのアンビエント・ダブレーベル、Entropicaが再リリースすることとなった。初版より3年を年月を経ても、第2版まですぐに完売に至っている。('99)

Trance states induced by music can be found amongst many cultures, but most are sacred in nature, closely connected to religion and ritual. Among the Arabs, however, there is a form of trance that exists outside the religious context, produced entirely by music: this is called TARAB.In much of the Arab world, music and TARAB have become so inseparable that TARAB has taken on the meaning of music as a whole.

The physical manifestations of TARAB are fainting, loss of consciousness, frenzy, crying out, and tearing one's clothes. In extreme cases, TARAB can also lead to madness and death.

TARAB comes from the word tariba, which means "to be moved, agitated", or, alternately, "to want to move, become excited". Thus, a singer like Oum Kulsoum is referred to as a mutriba, "she who moves people", and it was common for people who listen to her to be seized by TARAB.

In Iraq, village drummers who enter into TARAB, climax their performance by smashing their drums on their own heads. Which is the origin of the term "Breakbeat".

Salasvati is the Godess of Music in the Hindu tradition---always pictured with a Veena, with four arms, one can imagine she plays it fairly well. Brahman (the God-head) created Salasvati from his own body, but was soon possessed by the beauty of his daughter. Wishing to avoid the lecherous eye of Brahman, Salasvati often tried to escape. Brahman prevented this by growing 3 new faces to be able to look in all directions at once. When Salasvati tried to escape upwords into the heavens, Brahman grew another face on top of his head. Eventually, Salasvati relented and became the bride of Brahman.

"Devabandha" refers to a certain tantric sexual position---the man lies sprawled across the woman, both with their arms & legs extended, her breasts stabbing his chest. Recommended
Tantra is one of few religious traditions to recognise that the spiritual and the sexual are linked, not in opposition.

A giant, black, terrifying god, drinking frothy blood from skulls.
Invoked in tantric ceremonies to exterminate evil spirits.
This piece was inspired by a mandala in which Mahakala appeared---we attempted to interpret the mandala's structure into a musical form.

Sunset beach, Koh Phanghan, Thailand. Second only to Goa on the Asian trance circuit.
Very free and open, just be sure to avoid it during the Full Moon, when it's invaded by tourists from nearby Koh Samui and LOTS of cops.
Any other time of month, it's laid-back, full of fun for trancers. Be sure to check out HARMONY,
the house on the hill, for those looking to chill. Ravers should stay on Sunrise Beach while chillers should stay at Sunset, or the isolated beach at Leela.
Sunsets here are the most beautiful I've ever seen.
We have yet to discover words or music capable of expressing this beauty, but "Drifting" is an attempt...