Joining forces, AAWKS and AIWASS explore the life and legend of Russian mystic Madame Helena Blavatsky in their EP, The Eastern Scrolls, out on Black Thorne Productions on August 25th.
The inspiration of The Eastern Scrolls was a woman who enjoyed a diverse career as a circus horse rider, a professional pianist, a business woman, and a spiritualist, Madame Helena Blavatsky is best known as one of the founders of Theosophy, a spiritual movement based in the ancient tradition of occultism, and the esoteric doctrines of Hermeticism and Neoplatonism.
On the EP, AAWKS says,
AAWKS is honored to be able to present The Eastern Scrolls to you with the our good friends in AIWASS. There have been many mysterious and odd synchronistic and coincidental events related to Madame Helena Blavatsky and AAWKS and we believe that there may even be a possibility that she’s channelling her otherworldly self into the sounds of this release.
AIWASS adds,
Madame Blavatsky was in search of a universal religion – we’re in search of a universal sound that reflects her beliefs. These songs were inspired not just by what Blavatsky said, but what she might well have done. I’m beyond thrilled to be a part of this and go through the journey of listenership with my compatriots in AAWKS and our listeners.
If one thinks they’re going to step away from a 2 song EP, in a matter of minutes, they need to think again when opening the world of The Eastern Scrolls.
“1831” by AAWKS clocks in 1 second shy of fourteen and half minutes while “The Unholy Books” by AIWASS clocks in 1 second shy of thirteen minutes.
Both songs compliment each other in a wonderful yin and yang energy. “1831” is aggressive and louder while “The Unholy Books” is quieter and almost peaceful.
The Eastern Scrolls allows a glimpse into Madame Helena Blavatsky’s world with fuzzy psychedelic and transcending distortion, heavy riffs, thundering bass, hazy and gloomy drums, and vocals that spread the word or story of its muse.
