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Master Margherita - Mastura (Electrik Dream Records, 2006)
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MercuryFall
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Master Margerita, also known as Moreno Antognini, is one of the managers of successful swiss psylabel Peak Records. He compiled for this label the amazingly beautiful Chillogram and Chilling Goddess.
His first solo album is now released on Tajmahal's label Electrik Dream ( http://www.electrikdream.com ), who treated us with a beautiful V/A named RED last spring.
So how is it?
1. The album starts with a piece (pun) called 'Paix' (french for 'peace'), with a straight but smooth kick, lots of inversed and peaceful sounds and female vocals.
2. Then come a remix of Nabuconodosor, the beautiful atmospheric chill track of Electrypnose originally released on 'Magical Journey Part 2' of Ajuna Rec. This version has a more distinct tribal vibe with didjeridoo sound throughout the song,it's very deep and hypnotic!
3. A beauuutiful remix of a Master track called Some Things by Cell, atmospheric and dubby, very smooth and moving, masterpiece!
4. A collaboration with another Peaking Goddess Colective member, Flooting Grooves, playing the flute. Cool vibe with a tribal feel to it.
5. Another colaboration, this time with Morphonix, kind of breakbeat with andian flute.
6. A track written with Taj Mahal, smooth and natural.
7. Master Margherita solo with a smooth uptempo track (138 BPM), ethnic and tribal, with an indian-snake-charming vibe, really cool!
8. Kali-Frogz & Master Margherita produced here a deep downbeat track, very well done.
9. A downtempo track with MM playing the bass guitar, smooth cool and dubby, and of course very sunny, the name being 'O Sole Mio / Sunset' 
10. To finish, a smooth soundscape called 'sogno' that will put you in the dream world for sure!
Overall, certainly a great album full of beautiful ideas, smooth and with lots of natural sounds, and a top class production!
I recommend it heartwarmly to all chill lovers outthere.
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Master Margherita – Mastura
Cover: http://tinyurl.com/2noagt + http://tinyurl.com/366utu
Artist: Master Margherita (Switzerland)
Title: Mastura
Format: CD (digipack)
Label: Electrik Dream Records (UK/France)
Cat. #: ED002
Distribution: Arabesque
Date: 12 January 2007
Track listing:
01. 07’18” Master Margherita - Paix
02. 09’06” Electrypnose vs. Master Margherita & Sandeep J - Nabuconodosor (Earth Vibes Remix)
03. 09’25” Cell vs. Master Margherita - Some Things (12 Inch Gold Remix)
04. 07’18” Flooting Grooves & Master Margherita - Ombra
05. 07’45” Morphonix & Master Margherita – Kim Dub (Phonic Mix)
06. 08’46” Tajmahal & Master Margherita – The Analog Point
07. 08’04” Master Margherita – Derbouka Part 1
08. 06’54” Kali Frogz & Master Margherita – Perfect On Sunday (Protect Mix)
09. 07’08” Master Margherita – O Sole Mio / Sunset
10. 07’25” Master Margherita - Sogno
Stream: http://tinyurl.com/2vmue5 (all tracks!)
Review:
The Bright Side Of The Moog
Three years ago Swiss downbeat juggler, DJ and label persona Master Margherita (Moreno Antognini) embarked on a journey to create his debut album. Moreno already has an impressive roster of chill-out projects and other musical explorations under his belt, but in the psytrance scene he is best known as Peak Record’s chill maestro and as a member of the Peaking Goddess Collective… Everything I’ve heard from Moreno has been top drawer downbeat and judging by the very impressive list of guest artists, Mastura looks like a very interesting acquaintance. Let’s find out.
Let me take you thru the tracks…
#01: Master Margherita – Paix [90 BPM]
The album starts with a cunning, musical peace declaration…. Subtle and frozen glacier-beats are accompanied by warmer, analogue spacy synths creating the perfect alignment… The undecipherable Japanese voice-samples add a mystique vibe to the mix. All in all a very nice intro track.
#02: Electrypnose vs. Master Margherita & Sandeep J - Nabuconodosor (Earth Vibes Remix) [80 BPM]
Electrypnose’s Nabuconodosor was originally released on A Magical Journey 2 (Ajana Records/2006) and was a slow-burning, subtle piece of ethno-dub seasoned with simple, uplifting melodies and hypnotizing didgeridoos… And this remix pays homage to the original maintaining the didgeridoos, the main lead melody and the dubby parts, but it’s less uplifting than the original and has a more sinister feel… Let’s put it this way. This is what the original would sound like if it was left in the freezer over night… It’s still a very nice track, but I have to say that I prefer the original.
#03: Cell vs. Master Margherita - Some Things (12 Inch Gold Remix) [80 BPM]
On the next track Moreno is joined by French chill heavy-weight Alexandre Scheffer who has often sent my mind drifting to other worlds with his enchanting chill-out. This track is no exception in all its majestic glory… It’s epic, free-floating melodic ambient with wide-spanning harmonic pads and subtle strings… Lovely.
#04: Flooting Grooves & Master Margherita – Ombra [96 BPM]
The fourth track marks the beginning of the faster part of the album. Moreno is now joined by fellow Peaking Goddess Collective member Pearce van der Merwe. Flooting Groovers plays one hell of an enthralling flute, and it comes to great use in this old-school inspired piece of psychedelic tribal downbeat trance… Echoes of the past resonance with modern psychedelic influences, and this would mix well with both Enthogenic, Shpongle and the likes. Amazing track.
#05: Morphonix & Master Margherita – Kim Dub (Phonic Mix) [100 BPM]
Morphonix is the downbeat alter-ego of famous American producer and mastering technician Chromatone (Lawrence Hoffman) and he joins MM on a dubby, funky ride into futuristic, space jazz with assorted electronic quirks… Wobbly melodies and jungle-percussion add flavour to this nifty little track.
#06: Tajmahal & Master Margherita – The Analog Point [100 BPM]
On the next track Moreno is joined by Tajmahal (Stephan Gallay) - Electrik Dream Records label manager and a person who’ve been in the game since the Trans’Pact days. The wobbly futuristic electronica vibe continues, and as the title implies we get some analogue explorations here… Inverted sounds, synth vibes, psychedelic samples and dubby traits… Pretty nice without being overly impressive.
#07: Master Margherita – Derbouka Part 1 [138 BPM]
And here is the surprise of the album – and uptempo track running @ 138! Who would have thought? Not me for sure. Anyway, this fine tune is a testament to MMs diverse musical talent… Drenched in majestic greatness, this Juno Reactor’esque track is a tour de force of epic proportions… Orchestral instrumentation, solid guitar work, frantic percussion, galloping Eastern European melodies and a ton of other interesting elements all help shape this wonderful track. Kinda like Gotan Project really. Brilliant! One of the best tracks off the album.
#08: Kali Frogz & Master Margherita – Perfect On Sunday (Protect Mix) [100 BPM]
French downbeat duo Kali Frogz (Eric Brandy & Christophe Fabulet) join MM for a lazy sunday afternoon track… Smooth, soothing organic stuff is mixed with laid-back percussion and a very mellow bassline… A very lovely ambience here. I like it.
#09: Master Margherita – O Sole Mio / Sunset [101 BPM]
This double track is the last one with beats – and sees Moreno raise the experimentation bar a couple of notches… This is a freestyle sonic sound collage in which not many synth chords are left untouched… Interesting for its uniqueness, but I’m not sure I’m getting the full picture here.
#10: Master Margherita – Sogno
The final track is a virtually beatless ambient tune and sees MM take the listeners by their hands and escort them into the dream world…This is floating, yet highly digital ambient music. Cold and clinical, but with a relaxed atmosphere not unlike the works of Klaus Schulze. Pretty nice, but I have to be in a very distinct sleep-walking state to fully appreciate this kind of mellow music.
Confined within a framework of electronic downbeat, Master Margherita’s Mastura album is a pretty versatile collection of both dreamy ambient, mellow downbeat, percussion-driven ethno-tribal chill-out and upbeat world music – and everything in between. There are no bad tracks here, but a couple of the tracks seemed a little too bleak for my taste – or at least I have to be in a certain mood to fully appreciate them. But hey, luckily there’s a hand-full of really nice choons here – and a couple of surprises. Nicey nice.
There’s no doubt that Moreno is a very skilled producer and his talent stretches into several genres. The mastering of this album is also spot-on and the artwork by Punkadelik is gorgeous. Despite all the good things I have to say about this album, it could have used a couple more stand-outs. So in that sense, this is not an essential album. It is however, a quality downbeat album that I’m sure will go down well with hardened chillers and fans of eclectic music in general. Enjoy.
Favourites: 1, 3, 4(!!), 7(!!), 8
DeathPosture
External links:
Electrik Dream Records: http://www.electrikdream.com
Master Margherita: http://www.myspace.com/MasterMargheritaMusic
Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/release/889518
Ultimae E-shop: http://tinyurl.com/2l2psq
Saiko Sounds: http://tinyurl.com/2tuzm3
HMV Japan: http://tinyurl.com/2qcs4w
Beatspace: http://tinyurl.com/3dv83e
Psyshop: http://tinyurl.com/37owv7
Cisco: http://tinyurl.com/2rgaop
Juno: http://tinyurl.com/2ujerc
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All the best for this album!
Great stuff!
Cheers!
C
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mouka
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Zoopy
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Posted : Feb 27, 2007 02:28
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quack, quack, quack quack quack quack
love it. |
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Nurbs
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Posted : Feb 28, 2007 01:10
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Awesome tunes  . Very good release
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ocelot
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Posted : Feb 28, 2007 13:46
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nice album:) really rhythmic etc...
the organic feel is nice- the way the guitars and bass guitars and drums feel is very human and like a band more than a computer... overall im surprised to see its with so many different artists because there is an overall feel of connectivity in it...
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Great album. It was the track on Electrik Dream Records comp. Cosmik Chill : Red that introduced me to Master Magherita's work. It always seems to be able to make me a good mood! So why shouldn't this one do the same?! And it did! Very pleasant all the through and a great diversity.
Looking forward to hearing some more 
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BrettFromTibet
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This is like fine, dark chocolate. It has a nice bittersweet feel, smooth production and it's pleasure to listen to. As Ocelot noted, the organic instruments really breathe a lot of life energy into the sound.
Nice job. This CD put Master Margherita on the map as a chillout heavyweight, for me. |
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MARGHERITA
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Posted : Mar 29, 2007 13:42
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Hello friends
thank you very much for the comments!!!
Realy cooool >>>>>>!!!!
!!!dark chocolate is my best one!!!
Be ready for more music very soon,
The PGC album is allmost finalize, i guess we did a very nice job, from hippy vibes to modern electronic trance music.
Out in may........
Peace!
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Posted : Mar 31, 2007 05:28
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This is jus too beautiful piece of work to comprehend and let alonE xpress in words ..! i can sit back and play this entire album back and forth all day long and every time i hear it i learn something new about the way it has been cultivated and allinged ..!
lodsa imaginative sounds and utter delightful melodies and the entire warm feel that this album bring around to me is just majestic ..!
thank you so much for compiling such a emotion filled huge production CD ..!
i shall keep a trax of your work more often then never ..!
luv n lite to all involved ..!
boOom ..!
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Posted : Mar 31, 2007 05:41
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The album as a whole has so much to offer. Very different soundscapes throughout. Bows down to the Master, definetly my taste in musiq.
Very excited bout the new stuff coming out too. A lot of creativity inity irie vibes from switzerland psychedelic tribes. Raspect.
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