Great compilation with Alex.Do, Locked Groove, Scuba & Sei A Once again Life and Death presents an assemblage of some of today's finest artists with a Various Artists release of such high quality that it could have easily stood out as distinct and separate releases. But together these producers and their contributions combine to create something even greater than the sum of their parts. A story assembled from different voices that slowly builds from Sei A's opening Muladhara-centered "Hyper Venom" and takes off from there, following the path of these musical Mahatmas as they riff on various states of elevation. Following Sei-A's opener is Locked Groove's shift to the Undenary with "Eleven", a triumphant score for the everyman's ascent. From there, the ever adept Scuba comes strong with "Glacial", a deep track that shifts focus back and forth between both what lies below the surface and what climbs above it. And then, finishing the rise upward is Alex.do's expertly woven "Rising" which delivers on the promise that its title offers, never backing down and moving ever onwards and upwards even in its final rising tones.