American Record Co.
Boston, Massachusetts · est. 1991 · Active

Ajna ChakraOrganic

Boston psychedelic heavy trio of the 1990s — hundreds of gigs, 7-inches, cassettes, ~100 songs — reignited on American Record with archival and new transmissions.

No. I

The Record

Ajna Chakra was Mike Vitali's main band of the 1990s: a trio of NYC musicians who met in Boston while Vitali attended Berklee, then slayed hundreds of shows, cut a few 7-inch singles and cassette releases, and built a catalog of nearly a hundred songs plus countless improvisations. In Vitali's own words, 'AC will stay a pre-digital phenomenon.' The archive began surfacing on American Record with 'Coal' (AMRC002, 2021) and 'Braincore' — engineered by Mike in Boston, analog, in a studio, live to tape — before the modern transmissions 'Our Recorded Future' (2024) and 'Camouflage Our Silhouettes' (2025).

No. II

Eras

  1. 1991Boston years

    The etheric foundation

    Formed in the early 1990s while Vitali was at Berklee. Hundreds of gigs, 7-inch singles, cassettes, nearly 100 songs. Pre-digital — the deep archive is physical.

  2. 2021Archive surfaces

    Coal (AMRC002)

    Archival 1990s recordings released April 30, 2021 on American Record — 'analog, in a studio, live to tape.' 'Braincore' follows.

  3. 2024Revival

    Our Recorded Future

    'Our Recorded Future' released December 18, 2024 — 9 tracks.

  4. 2025Revival

    Camouflage Our Silhouettes

    'Camouflage Our Silhouettes' released January 9, 2025 — 12 tracks.

No. III

Releases & Liner Notes

Coal2021

LP · American Record · 2021-04-30 · 4 tracks

AMRC002. Archival 1990s recordings — engineered by Mike, Boston MA. Analog, in a studio, live to tape. Credits: Mike Vitali, Ryan Bell (RIP), Chris Jones.

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Braincore2021

LP · American Record · 2021-04-30 · 11 tracks

Archival Ajna Chakra on American Record — credits Mike Vitali, Ryan Bell (RIP), Chris Jones; engineered by Mike, Boston MA. Track list captured from the Bandcamp record (11 tracks).

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Our Recorded Future2024

LP · 2024-12-18 · 9 tracks

Released December 18, 2024 on American Record (Albany, NY). 9 tracks. Canonical listing: https://ajnachakra666.bandcamp.com/album/our-recorded-future.

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Camouflage Our Silhouettes2025

LP · 2025-01-09 · 12 tracks

Released January 9, 2025 on American Record (Albany, NY). 12 tracks. Canonical listing: https://ajnachakra666.bandcamp.com/album/camouflage-our-silhouettes.

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No. IV

Personnel

  • Mike VitaliMember · guitar, vocals
  • Ryan Bell (RIP)Member · credited on Coal and Braincore
  • Chris JonesMember · credited on Coal and Braincore
No. V

On the Record

“Really Ajna Chakra was my main band during the 90s when I'd lived in Boston & after hundreds of gigs, a few 7"s, cassette releases & a catalog of nearly 100 songs & countless live & recorded improvisations later AC will stay a pre-digital phenomenon.” It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine · 2012 · Mike Vitali interview (Klemen Breznikar)
“I played with the idea of starting my own label back in the early 1990s when I formed Ajna Chakra however I was still in Berklee and gigging a lot with Ajna Chakra so I never made the time.” The Sludgelord · 2014 · Interview with Mike Vitali from Magnetic Eye Records and Ironweed
“He attended Berklee School of Music in the '90s and founded the band Ajna Chakra during his time in Boston.” The Collaborative · 2017 · Local label Magnetic Eye is the past and future of stoner and doom rock
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