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The 12 Gates

by SoLaRiS

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world psychedelic electro soundscape progressive egypt progressiverock worldfusion electronic worldmusic

12 tracks

78:42

1	Amun - Ra	8:59
2	Ankh	6:14
3	Eye of Horus	6:31
4	Halls of Osiris	4:00
5	Hamunaptra	6:12
6	Imhoteps Dance	4:37
7	Jackal of Isis	4:15
8	Karnak Temples	7:08
9	Scarabus	3:53
10	Set The Controls ........	6:46
11	The 12 Gates	13:18
12	The Great Temple Of Amon	6:49

Album description

An egyptian themed concept CD ....an ambient / electo / ethno /rock / psychedelic excursion which also features electric guitar by SoLaRiS. The song Amun-Ra reached the No 1 spot at Sonys Acid Planet website. This CD and others , are also available via Last FM. The 12 Gates refers to the traversing of the Twelve Gates of the underworld ..... a journey of rituals,death and resurrection in ancient Egyptian philosophy and beliefs.

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90s new age?

28/01/08

Some of this album has an early 90s new age/electronic feel to it and reminds me of Tangerine Dream and, to a lesser extent, early Recoil production. The rest is impressively diverse and I love some of the atmospheric synthesizers.

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Best Solaris album

08/09/09

I confess that I was initially attracted by the ankh and the promise of things "Egyptological". And as it turns out I wasn't disappointed. I think that I like this best of all the works of Solaris precisely because it is the most congruent in terms of "theme" orientation, and stylistic manipulation musically.

As I have mentioned elsewhere in reviews, many "albums" on this site are really composites of works, often differing significantly in idiom and style; and for myself, I prefer to stay in one "groove" when choosing an album for serious listening.

(Sampler albums of course are very useful in acquainting the listener with the variety of styles offered by the artist in question.)

Anyway, this release offers creative manipulation of the materials selected by the composer in a cogent manner, not an arbitrary one as is sometimes encountered.