{"id":3317,"date":"2017-12-05T21:48:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T12:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thankyouforthehorse.com\/?p=3317"},"modified":"2017-12-05T21:48:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T12:48:30","slug":"global-sect-terraformer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thankyouforthehorse.net\/?p=3317","title":{"rendered":"Global Sect &#8211; Terraformer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dEdTMZxlAwQ?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re keeping up on your goa releases you&#8217;ll know that <em>Terraformer <\/em>appeared about six months ago on Russian label Global Sect. There was a bit of a mixup with my order that has since been very smoothly sorted out by Adept, so it&#8217;s finally time to give it some space on TYFTH.<\/p>\n<p>Global Sect continue to go the extra mile with the design and visuals of their releases, and while the spacey theme isn&#8217;t as strong as the more organic <em>Mystery of Crystal Worlds<\/em> the 4 CD physical version is still an incredible sight to behold. Although I might have been right to wonder if there was really enough top-level goa floating around at the moment for such a huge release, there&#8217;s a nice variety going on here with some more quality curation giving each CD a strong identity.<\/p>\n<p>CD 1 is as good a start as you could possibly hope for, with a fine selection of Russian tracks joined by Mindsphere&#8217;s fabulous <em>Enchanted Land<\/em>. Alienapia&#8217;s <em>Are You Mad? <\/em>is a nice return to form, but <em>The Essence of Bhagavat-Ghita <\/em>is yet another excellent track from Psy-H Project and probably my favourite of the CD.<\/p>\n<p>The second CD is more experimental with fewer heavyweight artists, but also as a pretty consistent sound that works in its favour. <em>Edge of Infinity <\/em>is about the oddest with its piano and guitars, while my favourite might be Clementz&#8217; <em>Conquer the Universe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>CD 3 is more uplifting and features some very strong tracks. Mindsphere&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Hidden Death\u00a0<\/em>is one to look out for, as well as the obvious choice of <em>Gaura Nitay<\/em>. Of the more uplifting tunes I most enjoy Raving Universe&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Ascension<\/em>, but there&#8217;s plenty of quality from Zopmanika, Fiery Dawn, and Artifact303.<\/p>\n<p>The final CD is entirely downtempo, maybe to follow the success of Artifact303&#8217;s outro to\u00a0<em>Mystery of Crystal Worlds<\/em>. There are some lovely atmospheres here, but Liquid Flow&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Even Horizon\u00a0<\/em>sounds suspiciously like a typical goa track with the bpm bumped down a bit&#8230;there&#8217;s more to most downtempo tracks than that, it turns out. This was the first time to hear Fiery Dawn&#8217;s slower work, and the acid lines really do a fine job at this speed.<\/p>\n<p>The absence of E-Mantra aside, this is clearly a very impressive release. Global Sect deserve support for these huge projects, and with something here for almost any goa fan there&#8217;s really no excuse not to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re keeping up on your goa releases you&#8217;ll know that Terraformer appeared about six months ago on Russian label Global Sect. There was a bit of a mixup with my order that has since been very smoothly sorted out by Adept, so it&#8217;s finally time to give it some space on TYFTH. 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