Recorded live on February 1, 1975, in Osaka, Japan, Agharta stands as one of the most visceral and uncompromising documents of Miles Davis's electric period. By this point in his career, Davis had left traditional jazz far behind, drawing younger rock audiences while pushing his longtime fans into unfamiliar, thrilling territory. Paired with its companion release Pangaea — captured the same day — Agharta marks a definitive endpoint to one of the most restless and creatively explosive stretches in jazz history.
The music on Agharta is a relentless, shifting force — moving from gut-punching electronic funk-rock to hypnotic groove to unsettling passages of dark, interstellar noise. Melody and harmony are largely abandoned in favor of raw texture and momentum, with the ensemble locking into a steamy, riff-driven intensity that feels more like a force of nature than a conventional performance. For fans of Miles Davis's electric era, this album is essential listening — an extraordinary, sprawling testament to a bandleader who refused to stand still.
- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Music On Vinyl
- Genre: Jazz
- Release Date: 06/20/2025
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TRACKS
A. Prelude (Part I)
B. Prelude (Part II) / Maiysha
C. Interlude
D. Theme From Jack Johnson
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