The Mystery of the Yeti, Part 2
| The Mystery of the Yeti, Part 2 | ||||
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| Released | 22 November 1999 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1999 | |||
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Downtempo Psychedelic trance |
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| Length | 60:08 | |||
| Label | TIP.World | |||
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The Mystery of the Yeti, Part 2 is a downtempo, psychedelic trance concept album.
When Raja Ram (Ronald Rothfield) shared his ideas for The Mystery of the Yeti with some of his fellow musicians, they collaborated to produce one of the first concept albums in psychedelic trance music. In this follow-up, each producer wrote and recorded a track at his respective studio. Raja Ram co-produced (and plays flute for) all tracks except for Nick Barber's "High on Mount Kailash".
With the exception of Graham Wood of The Infinity Project, all the artists who wrote and performed The Mystery of the Yeti also contributed to The Mystery of the Yeti, Part 2.
Sean Williams and Benji Vaughan ("Under Mount Kailash") and Nick Barber ("High on Mount Kailash") were not contributors to the first Mystery of the Yeti album. Nick Barber met Raja Ram because of their mutual friendship with Simon Posford (aka Hallucinogen). Sean Williams and Benji Vaughan had recently signed to Raja Ram's record label, TIP.World.
One of the album's themes is Mount Kailash, which is mentioned in the titles of two songs from the album: "Under Mount Kailash" by Process, and "High on Mount Kailash" by Doof. A photograph of the mountain appears on the album cover. Mount Kailash is a peak in the Gangdisê Mountains, which are part of the Transhimalaya in Tibet. The Transhimalaya is a mountain range parallel to the Himalayas. The highlands of Tibet and Nepal are said to be the home of the legendary yeti.
The album cover was designed by visionary artist Brahma Templeman, who also painted original artwork for the previous album.
The cover art uses various interconnected symbols concerning Shiva, the chakras, and the mind.
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