ion1zed Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Much, much, much deeper than I initially thought. This is one of the best albums of the newschool era, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoline Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Last Encounter and War Of The Hierophants just proves how much better this aggressive and darker themed E-Mantra is. The Power translates so well through your ear canals. These tracks will never bore me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trance2MoveU Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 This is an absolute masterpiece. Drifting, spiritual, melodic, atmospheric...for me it's a perfect album. Never intrusive, always a gentle hand to help guide you through this trip. This is how layering should be done. Mdk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxcat Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I'm listening to this on YouTube right now. All I can say is wooooooooooooo!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitrinos Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I know what you mean. It took some time to fully integrate myself with the layers, and I still have a hard time defining these songs. The most rewarding part of this release is the atmosphere. It is the perfect combination between earth and outer space in an ancient astronomical type of way, syncing the past and present. Layers float in and out of the mix making it pure floating trance and no, there are no hooks or lead synths that stick with you. It is a nice challenging release and draws closest comparison to Ra's 9th. With that said, I refuse to draw any conclusions about Arcana. I could love this or I could never listen to it again. Well said, I agree. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I find it boring. Ormion's points also make perfect sense to me. E-mantra's style is unique. Music that is unique usually has a greater musical value than the typical sound of its genre and stands the test of time. This album might not give you instant gratification but I think it is as good as it was in 2009 and will be the same in 10 or 20 years from now. My favourite is Praying Forest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recursion loop Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 So now it can be considered "oldschool newschool goa" I guess. Nice album. There are "real" melodies, and some pretty good ones (eg, the middle section of Last Encounter and the ending of Approaching Nibiru, - simple yet pretty catchy), and also very fat and juicy synth sounds here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAnarchy Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Not bad but its probably the most linear album Ive ever heard in this genre. Hear one track and youve heard the whole album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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