[Lemmiwinks]

Talamasca - Zodiac



Artist: Talamasca
Title: Zodiac
Label: 3D Vision
Date: 2003

Track listing:

01. Aries
02. Taurus
03. Gemini
04. Cancer
05. Leo
06. Virgo
07. Libra
08. Scorpio
09. Sagittarius
10. Capricorn
11. Aquarius
12. Pisces

Review:

Yes it?s Talamasca and he?s back on 3D Vision !! This is a pretty original
album concept which some will probably consider as "childish", but at least it
has the merit of ?never have been done before?. Here you?ll find 12 pumping
full-on tracks which continue Talamasca?s trend started on Secret of the 13
Crystal Skulls of adding that old-school touch to the usual 3D Vision sound.
It all sounds very good, although 12 tracks in the same style and virtually
same BPM can become tiresome on the ears (you guessed it, this one?s more
oriented for DJ use on the dancefloor than home listening?). BUT the problem
here IMHO is that Talamasca has given us such excellent tracks in the past
like Come On, Sinai and Telepathic Atmospheres that I?m afraid to say, remain
unequalled by ANY track on this album!! Well, at least it?s better than Musica
Divinorum IMO. My favourite tracks are Cancer (now that's oldschool!!), Virgo
and Scorpio, but, like I said, I expected more from Lestat? 8/10

[Jalliuz]

Not a bad album at all here! But I also expected some more progress from one of
the leaders. Or should I say 'other' progress? I kinda hoped on some darker
driven songs like 'GMS vs Talamasca - mutation'. Ok maybe I shouldn't have
hoped that... The aries track is for me the best in the album. When the first
guitars hit in, now that's what I call KICKING! But sadly this track was
played so much on the dancefloors even before the album was released. That's
offcourse not their fault This album surely has some refreshing things in
it and brings oldskool again this step closer to us.
The general sound is typical Talamasca. What is a good thing because its nice
and clear but when listening to the whole album it sounds to much the same
like Moondancer said in his review. This is real DJ stuff, uplifting and
psychedelic. And an album we need these days to bring 'a little' more
variation in the scene.
This is for me 8.5/10, there are no bad tracks on it. Just buy it, its worth it.

[seraph]

Nothing all of that special and brilliant that i expeceted to hear...There are
good songs : CANCER ( ! ),SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS, PISCES...I was pretty
dissapointed with TAURUS ( my sign ) cause it is really boring and
uninnovative...LEO is too minmal and AQUARIUS don't have any
point...HUH...Pity...It could have been better album ...6.5/10

[Lemmiwinks]

hey, I sent one too but like you say it seems this site is dead... ah well, here's a copy-past of mine:

"Yes it’s Talamasca and he’s back on 3D Vision !! Well, under the original album and tracklist which some will probably consider as childish, but at least has the merit of “never been done before”, you’ll find 12 pumping full-on tracks which continue Talamasca’s trend started on Secret of the 13 Crystal Skulls of adding that old-school touch to the usual 3D Vision sound. It all sounds very good, although 12 tracks in the same style and virtually same BPM can become tiresome on the ears (you guessed it, this one’s more oriented for DJ use on the dancefloor than home listening…). BUT the problem here IMHO is that Talamasca has given us such excellent tracks in the past like Come On, Sinai and Telepathic Atmospheres that I’m afraid to say, remain unequalled by ANY track on this album!! Well, at least it’s better than Musica Divinorum IMO. My favourite tracks are Cancer, Virgo and Scorpio, but, like I said, I expected more from Lestat… 8/10 moondancer"

SMI²LE

[Ormion]

Niothing to do with Beyond Of The Mask and Musica Divinorum but still good, melodic full on. The problem is that most of the tracks sound the same.
Best track of all Cancer! The last minute is WOW!

[Manuser]

More full on than the previous albums, I found some tracks really good, but the problem for me is that you can't listen to the whole album from the 1st track till the last track, you get really really tired, as Ormion said tracks are too similar.

[Deepdrone]

For me it`s somehow a good album, I like several songs. Some of them are really great. The bassline is reallly impressing to me. In Leo it`s really captivating!!!

The product of his collaboration with others are not better for me (I know only the album Talamasca and Friends from 2004, maybe I should find other older tracks )

Favourites :

Libra : 10/10
Gemini : 9/10
Leo : 8.5/10
Cancer : ~8/10
Capricorn : ~7.5/10
Scorpio : ~7/10

[Oopie]

Ormion, on Apr 20 2005, 07:22 PM, said:

Niothing to do with Beyond Of The Mask and Musica Divinorum but still good, melodic full on. The problem is that most of the tracks sound the same.
Best track of all Cancer! The last minute is WOW!

Agree 100%!
I think Filteria or maybe Cybernetika should do a remix of that last minute of Cancer there's potential at least

[Bubble Wrap]

my favorite and only talamasca album at the time
Libra was definaetly the track that made me want to get this album.
I also like the hard goa beats in the second half of gemini.
My only problem is that tracks 2 and 12 seem like fillers but other than that I keep coming back to this CD.
Whether its full on psy or goa that I'm in the mood for, its always satisfying

[AlieNed]

overall : album is nice , good for party jumpin and home stucking
my fav track is Cancer , i loved that melody

[Pandemonium]

This one reminds me of a dark journey through psy trance. Nice album conept and better than anything he has released since IMO.

[AlieNed]

here is wallpaper
we offering another album from Lestat its Made in Trance for less then 9 euro (tax included ) but i have to say this one as well as Zodiac both definetly diffrent from his early ones Beyond the Mask and Musica Divinorum , anyway they r still good production for Lestat fans

[Malevol3nt]

AlieNed, on Apr 19 2007, 01:34 PM, said:

here is wallpaper

Thanx for the wall Aliened

This album is amazing. Never heard talamasca before and I'm really interested in more of his stuff. Fave tracks are Aries, Cancer, Libra.