Swedish psychedelic/progressive rock alchemists AGUSA present their third full-length album, and second for Laser's Edge, simply titled Agusa. AGUSAs output invokes visions of nature and the cosmos, their ethereal passages meandering into realms of a possibly supernatural or parallel existence. While not an entirely instrumental act, backing vocal mantras only seep in through purposeful cracks in the construction of these immense hymns, adding an even more expansive sentiment to the proceedings. The follow-up to 2015's Agusa 2 (Tvć ) sees the AGUSA circle expanding their kaleidoscopic output which conjures images of nature and the cosmos, their extensive passages again leading the listener into fantastic realms of a possibly supernatural or parallel existence.
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