Around the world in two daze… (sic intended!)

Ajana Records is the chilled sub-label of Germany’s Trishula Records – and things have been moving fast for this rising label. The first release A Magical Journey was released less than a year ago in the summer of 2005. After three artist albums, most notably the wonderful Capsula album Synthesis Of Reality, it’s time for the follow-up. Perhaps the name A Magical Journey 2 isn’t very original, but at least that indicates that this will be a continuous series – and that’s a good thing, coz the first one sure had its moments… The track list of this, the second one, looks promising too – so let’s venture out on another journey… =D

Before you ask – yes, this is slightly better than the first A Magical Journey. This one wins by a nose hair! The flow is better than on the first one, and the good/less good track ratio is still high enough to validate a purchase… Sure there are some misses here and in that regard, this is not an essential buy… Also the cover art isn’t exactly excelling in its beauty! But all in all, this is a pretty nice compilation with a couple of really excellent tracks – and even more good tracks… And after the disappointing Psyfactor album, this is indeed a step in the right direction for Ajana Records.

Ajana fans will dig it for sure, as chill-fanatics in general will most likely find something to their liking here too… Perhaps it’s not the amazing magical journey that it set out to be, but it sure has its moments… Enjoy!

Favourites: 1, 2, 4(!), 5, 7(!!), 8