Web of the Tricster

Web of the Trickster is a descent into the heart of African mythology, weaving soundscapes from the timeless stories of Anansi, the spider-god of wisdom, cunning, and rebellion. Known as the great storyteller who tricked the sky-god to win all the world’s tales, Anansi embodies both chaos and creation, a figure who bends the world through wit rather than brute force. This album channels that legacy—each track an echo of a myth, each riff a strand in the sprawling web of the Trickster himself.

From the thunderous retelling of Anansi’s challenge to Nyame in Sky God’s Bargain, to the hypnotic groove of The Pot of Stories, and the venomous bite of Serpent of the Ashanti, the record reimagines folktales through a wall of distorted guitars, pounding drums, and chants that summon the ancestral fire. The music mirrors Anansi’s dual nature: at once playful and sinister, weaving delicate patterns before tearing them apart with savage intensity.

This is not merely a tribute—it is an invocation. Web of the Trickster carries forward the pulse of oral tradition, binding the listener in narratives that once spread across firesides and villages, now reborn in distortion and steel. It is a reminder that stories have power, that even the smallest and slyest among us can shape the fate of gods, and that within the chaos of myth lies a truth louder than any scream.