Ananda Xenia Shakti and Love Power the Band – I Am Love (2022)
Love is an emotion that can transform the way we look at the world and interact with others. Ananda Xenia Shakti and Love Power the Band are scooping up this emotion and combining it with their high energy for the single ‘I Am Love’. Using a transformational sound, they bring a touch of psychedelia to soft rock, art pop and world sounds for a journey through emotion.
While Shakti may be better known as a lead singer in the punk scene, her sound has taken a turn since she discovered the teachings of yoga. While she has become a yoga trainer, she also looks to share her journey in spirituality with others through her music. Joining forces with Love Power the Band, they create a collaborative effort that draws you in and lulls you into a meditative mantra.
The beats grab your attention and pull you into ‘I Am Love’. There is a hazy feeling to the sweep of the instrumentation that fills your senses with pastel clouds. The music has a softness to the forward movement as it curls around you like tendrils of incense. You can hear the touches of the different musical genres merge and diverge through the soundscape. It all comes together for a rich yet wonderfully soft movement. While you feel the slight urge to float through the soundscape, there is this driving movement in the lower levels that propels you through the music. It is a rather encompassing movement that completely overtakes your senses. The musical interludes that come through later add to the easy movement of the track.
As the music takes over your senses, Shakti’s vocals draw you into a mantra. The opening vocals drive the mantra of the track into your brain with an uplifting feeling. The mantra style of her performance continues as she pulls you further into the spirited transformation of the lyrics. Her voice merges with the movement of the music to catch you in the current of sound. The lightness of her vocals shines down on the pastel tones of the melody adding a glint of golden light to them.
Ananda Xenia Shakti and Love Power the Band take you on a meditative journey through pastel tones and mantra lyrics in ‘I Am Love’. The music brings a pastel hue to your brain while driving you forward with a wonderful softness. Shakti’s vocals drive the mantra of the track home while shining golden light on the music.
Find out more about Ananda Xenia Shakti on her website, Facebook, Instagram and Spotify.
