Axis Mutatis

Axis Mutatis is an album by the electronic dance music group The Shamen 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.

Axis Mutatis
Studio album by
The Shamen
Released7 November 1995
Recorded1994-1995
Genre
Length64:42
LabelOne Little Indian
The Shamen chronology
Boss Drum
(1992)		 Axis Mutatis
(1995)		 Hempton Manor
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Music Week[2]
Muzik[3]

The initial release of Axis Mutatis contained an additional instrumental album, Arbor Bona Arbor Mala.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week wrote, "The singalong techno pop 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."[4]

Track listing

Axis Mutatis
  1. "Destination Eschaton" – 3:55
  2. "Transamazonia" – 3:52
  3. "Conquistador" – 3:58
  4. "MK2A (Dedicated to Nation of Hawaii)" – 4:05
  5. "Neptune" – 4:16
  6. "Prince of Popocatapetl" – 6:01
  7. "Heal (The Separation)" – 3:55
  8. "Persephone's Quest" – 5:05
  9. "Moment" – 4:00
  10. "Axis Mundi" – 7:04
    a. "Tellos"
    b. "Xibalba"
    c. "Nemeton"
    d. "Eternal Return"
  11. "Eschaton Omega (Deep Melodic Techno Mix)" – 3:37
  12. "Agua Azul – 11:23
  13. "S2 Translation" – 3:31

Arbor Bona Arbor Mala
  1. Asymptotic Eschaton – 0:48
  2. Sefirotic Axis – 6:52
  3. Entraterrestrial – 9:38
  4. Demeter – 4:28
  5. Beneath the Underworld – 3:34
  6. Xochipili's Return – 8:28
  7. Rio Negro – 3:16
  8. Above the Otherworld – 1:21
  9. A Moment in Dub – 9:20
  10. Pizarro in Paradise – 6:02
  11. West of the Underworld – 10:14
  12. Anticipation Eschaton (Be Ready for the Storm) – 4:43
  13. Out in the Styx – 3:08

References
  1. Bush, John. Axis Mutatis at AllMusic
  2. "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 21 October 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. Barnes, Jake (October 1995). "The Shamen: Axis Mutatis" (PDF). Muzik. No. 5. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022.
  4. "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 21 October 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 13 May 2021.


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