GaTakA
Gataka
Origin : Israel
Genres : Psytrance
Labels : Phonokol Records
Gataka
is Matan Kadosh a psychedelic trance artist from Afula in the northern
part of Israel. Matan started playing psytrance at the age of 15 and
has immense experience under his belt. He is a part of the popular
psytrance project Sesto Sento along with Aviram Saharai and Itai
Spector, both from Afula also.
Popular tracks by
Gataka are 'Disco Jockey' (with Patrick) and 'Isralizer'.
Along
with other psytrance artists like Panick, Dynamic, Melicia, and
Nissimyani, Gataka forms Phonokol Record's excellent artist team. His
first album 'Drop The Mask' came out in 2003 and was greeted with
enthusiasm. It was a showcase of Matan's part groovy, part funky, part
twisted, and all psytrancy style. Tracks like 'Boomby Boom' and 'Let It
Beat' brought great variation to the dance floors.
In
September 2004 Gataka's second album 'Home Made Madness' was released .
Tracks like 'Tribeadelic' (With Liquid Head) and 'Disko Jockey' (With
Patrick) were instant hits and have frequently featured in various
compilations since then. The album also featured Gataka's own mix of
'Dive To Drive', a track by Sesto Sento. Home Made Madness sealed
Matan's growing reputation.
Continuing
his trend of an album a year, Matan came firing from all cylinders in
October 2005 with 'In Trance We Trust', his best so far. The album
contains mainly full on morning psytrance but there is awesome
variation in them and each track offers something fresh. 'Weird 60s'
(feat. Gabriel and Stivo) with its live guitar and drums also brings in
some rock influence. Other tracks like 'Deeper Level' (With Aquatica)
and 'The Mind Twister' (feat. Johana) would please any psytrance lover.
'Blast From The Past' and 'How To Create A Monster' have also featured
in other compilations like Raja Ram's Godfather. The feel and beat of
'Isralizer' establishes Gataka where he is today: at the top.
In
June 2004 Matan also brought out a compiled mix titled 'The Next
Generation' which features top of the line psytrance architects.
The
futuristic sound and beautiful melodies continues in 2007 when 'Bless
The Mess', a new album comes out. Again mainly full on morning
psytrance sound that represents the most modern psytrance sound from
Israel. Album consists of 10 tracks, and one track 'Bring that beat
back' is a mix of classic, very different, funky and groovy Gataka
styles and that way differs a lot from the other tracks of the album.
Over
the years Gataka has collaborated with various artists like Aquatica,
Apocalipse, Rinkadink, Liquid Head, Amfibia, Patrick, and Visual
Paradox to name a few. He is loved for the variation he brings in his
tracks along with his trademark basses which go from groovy to funky to
dark to full on psytrance.
