Trance2MoveU Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Artist: Shakta Title: Retroscape Label: Suntrip Date: November, 2014 1. Somaton - Ouroboros 2. Somaton - Brainwashed (Shakta & Ping Pong Remix) 3. Shakta - It Was Not Human 4. Somaton - Fearful Symmetry 5. Somaton - Principles of Gravity 6. Shakta - Amber Mantra 7. Shakta - Indra's Net 8. Shakta - Cosmic Trigger 9. Shakta - Solar Origins 10. Shakta - Misra Indica 11. Somaton - Dredlarks I mean do I really need to say how brilliant this release is? How the melodies swirl and the 303's growl like a pack of lions? It's powerful goa trance from back in the day from Seb Taylor who is a cornerstone of our favorite genre. Whether it's as Shakta or Somaton it's blistering layered goa trance at an unrelenting pace. Vinyl only, hard to find, or unreleased tracks that will put holes in your wall when you turn it up. This goes right up there with Etnica Live in Athens and Flight 604 Chapter II and the Dimension 5 stuff for me. Absolutely stunning and a must have. Suntrip Psyshop Beatspace Mdk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobium Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Those gifs sums this up pretty good I guess. I need to check this one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technosomy Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 epic review!! for someone who was gonna tone his reviews down....... keeling over at snow white!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maden Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Ok, 8 and 9 Cosmic Trigger and Solar Origins are fantastic but i need other try. So happy to see Somaton and Shakta new music coming out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franki Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Been playing this a lot lately and it really is the business! Can never have enough Shakta / Somaton tunes in your collection. Shakta's Silicon Trip was one of the first Goa CDs I bought and I've been a big fan of all Seb's work since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoline Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Great old Shakta sound. Not much else to say. Best tracks It Was Not Human, Principles Of Gravity, Indra's Nest, Cosmic Trigger and the incredible Solar Origins. I actually can't believe the last one was completely hidden all this time, it's so psychedelic, one of the best of old school. Thanks Suntrip. One thing I wonder is why is Fearful Symmetry here? It was released on Destination Goa 6 and it sounded fine there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cocco Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 So few reviews.. This is so old school with new production sounding! Initially the first 3 tracks did nothing for me. It was Fearful Symmetry, a track I never heard before that won my attention. I never heard any of these tracks before. From track 4, I was hooked. More great numbers include: Indra's Net (!) Cosmic Trigger, Solar Origins (!)... I love this stuff. My excitement just wasn't there on the first 2-3 songs. Some tracks have many nice sounds but don't go above and beyond, lack magic, etc. For instance, I love the ambient notes in Amber's Mantra, but little else arrests my attention. Having said that, 11 tracks at nearly 80 minutes is a very good thing, especially when there's no bad songs and more than half of the album's great. Sure if you're an old school fan you'll appreciate this more. Some people fairly new to Goa will probably love some of the work here too, its intricacy and creativity. Retroscape, though not perfect is a very good album and one of 2014's best releases in Goa Trance. Favorites: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Samples http://suntriprecords.com/product/item/SUNCD34/ http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/sut/sut1cd034.html http://www.beatspace.com/8344/Suntrip+Records/SHAKTA/Retroscape/detail.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'm really glad to have some of these formerly vinyl-only tracks in digital quality. Everything here sounds great, still good as new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Excellent album, a piece of remastered gold. A lot of folks tend to pair this up with the Moonweed "Voice of Jupiter" release, maybe because they are both remastered collections, maybe because they were both released at around the same time, maybe because Shakta makes a guest appearance on that album. "Voice of Jupiter" gets a little too intense, too over-the-top for my tastes. "Retroscape" is pure gold, though, a wild ride, for sure, but a damn fine one, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alek Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I've never been much into Shakta, despite giving him plenty of listens. It's great music live, but for home listening I just find the basslines too disharmonic and distracting from the overall flow and feel. That trend continues here for me. I like Cosmic Trigger and Misra Indica a little bit more over the rest, but still nothing to go crazy over with... and I've tried! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remnant Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitrinos Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Which were the two previously unreleased tracks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolmot Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Which were the two previously unreleased tracks? I'd say...It Was Not Human (completely unreleased) and Solar Origins (the origin of Solar Nomads on The Eternal Frequency?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitrinos Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Thanks. Solar Origin is good! I also like Fearful Symmetry, Cosmic Trigger and Misra Indica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuser Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I've never been much into Shakta, despite giving him plenty of listens. It's great music live, but for home listening I just find the basslines too disharmonic and distracting from the overall flow and feel. That trend continues here for me. I like Cosmic Trigger and Misra Indica a little bit more over the rest, but still nothing to go crazy over with... and I've tried! Same, I always found most of his tracks bland with something missing, you may be into something when mentioning the basselines. A good illustration is Lepton Head 3, sounds pale compared to the terrific remix by Deedrah. Retroscape is still decent, it is far from bad but I can't get excited over Shakta in general. Indra's net was already my favorite from Shakta before, and this is the track I like the most in this album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trance2MoveU Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Still. Mindblowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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