Kanaan - Diversions vol. 2 - Enter the Astral Plane

Kanaan never rests. Having already released one album and completed two successful European tours in 2023, you would think they’d be happy to catch a breather. But not these guys. In November, volume two in their free-flowing session/impro series, Diversions will be released. 

Diversions Vol. 2: Enter the Astral Plane is a collection of improvised compositions recorded in 2021. The record shows a different side of Kanaan, where the aim is to explore different states of mind and musical spaces where collective improvisation is at the forefront. Improvisation has been an important part of the band’s live shows from day one, but it hasn’t been as prominently documented on record – until now.

Freed from the constraints of song structures, Kanaan’s eminent musicianship and boundless creativity is allowed to run wild. These new musical pieces vary between explosivity and youthful exuberance (“Blitz”), combined with a more mature and patient approach to song development (“Enter the Astral Plane”). 

Kanaan citing Cream, Jimi Hendrix at the Atlanta Pop Festival, CAN, The Heads, Hawkwind and Ash Ra Temple as inspirations and references should give an idea of the sounds that await the listener. The band states this motto as the ethos for their own brand of space rock: No composition – No ego – Psych as religion.

INFO
Kanaan - Diversions vol.2 - Enter the Astral Plane
Art. no: JANSENS149LP
Release date: November 10th, 2023

Tracklist
A1 Enter the Astral Plane
A2 Aura
B1 Blitz
B2 Rough Air

Credits:
Ask Vatn Strøm - Electric guitars
Eskild Myrvoll - Bass and synthesizers
Ingvald André Vassbø - Drums and organ

Photo by Goncalo Carvalho