Talamasca (group)
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Talamasca is a psytrance music project based in Paris
, France. It is a project of Cedric Dassulle, also known as DJ Lestat. Dassulle played piano for over 13 years and started his career as DJ in 1992. In 1995/96 he was resident DJ at the Rex Club in Paris. He was influenced by Trance music
that he played during parties and wanted to create his own. In 1996 he met the other co-founders Steve Eli and Xavier de Galloy, House music
producers with their own music studio. Together they decided to cooperate on a trance project and founded Talamasca. Dassulle currently operates it as a solo project.
Talamasca is also the name of a society of psychic detectives in the books of Anne Rice
. His stage name is inspired by the Rice character Lestat
. Dassulle has worked with other Psy-trance artists, including Nomad, Oforia, Space Cat, and Xerox. Talamasca also participated in founding the Psychedelic Trance
Label 3D Vision
together with Christof Drouillet, DJ Mael and Javier Galloy. In 2004 Dassulle started his own label, Mind Control Records (also referencing Rice).
Talamasca's album Zodiac was released in 2003. It consists of 12 tracks, each named after a different Zodiac
sign. His 4th album, Made in Trance, is a collaboration with other French musicians.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France. It is a project of Cedric Dassulle, also known as DJ Lestat. Dassulle played piano for over 13 years and started his career as DJ in 1992. In 1995/96 he was resident DJ at the Rex Club in Paris. He was influenced by Trance music
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
that he played during parties and wanted to create his own. In 1996 he met the other co-founders Steve Eli and Xavier de Galloy, House music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
producers with their own music studio. Together they decided to cooperate on a trance project and founded Talamasca. Dassulle currently operates it as a solo project.
Talamasca is also the name of a society of psychic detectives in the books of Anne Rice
Anne Rice
Anne Rice is a best-selling Southern American author of metaphysical gothic fiction, Christian literature and erotica from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history...
. His stage name is inspired by the Rice character Lestat
Lestat de Lioncourt
Lestat de Lioncourt is a fictional character appearing in several novels by Anne Rice, including The Vampire Lestat. He is a vampire and the main character in the majority of The Vampire Chronicles, narrated in first person.-Publication history:...
. Dassulle has worked with other Psy-trance artists, including Nomad, Oforia, Space Cat, and Xerox. Talamasca also participated in founding the Psychedelic Trance
Psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance, psytrance or just psy is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It appeared in the mainstream in 1995 as with reporting of the trend of Goa trance. The genre offers variety...
Label 3D Vision
3D Vision Records
3D Vision Records is a Ibiza, Spain based psy-trance record label formed by Christof Drouillet and Talamasca in 1998.-External links:*...
together with Christof Drouillet, DJ Mael and Javier Galloy. In 2004 Dassulle started his own label, Mind Control Records (also referencing Rice).
Talamasca's album Zodiac was released in 2003. It consists of 12 tracks, each named after a different Zodiac
Zodiac
In astronomy, the zodiac is a circle of twelve 30° divisions of celestial longitude which are centred upon the ecliptic: the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year...
sign. His 4th album, Made in Trance, is a collaboration with other French musicians.
Singles
- 1999 "Sinaï/Halloween" (3D Vision)
- 2001 "Genetik Monster" (Moon Spirits Records)
- 2001 "Magnetic Fields" (Spiral Trax International)
- 2005 "Illusion World" (Arcadia Music) (Japan only)
Albums
- 2000 Beyond the Mask (3D Vision) featuring Dj Mael, Domestic, Moshe Kenan
- 2001 Musica Divinorum (Spiral Trax International)
- 2003 Zodiac (3D Vision)
- 2004 Made in Trance (Mind Control Records) featuring Nomad, Life ExtensionLife extensionLife extension science, also known as anti-aging medicine, experimental gerontology, and biomedical gerontology, is the study of slowing down or reversing the processes of aging to extend both the maximum and average lifespan...
, Schyzotrop, DJ Ananda, DJ Gui, DJ Neshama - 2007 Obsessive Dream (Mind Control Records)
- 2009 Talamasca XSI-One (Mind Control Records/Parabola Music)
- 2011 Talamasca & Mesmerizer - Make Some Noise (Mind Control Records)
External links
- Brain Machines - Interview with DJ Lestat on BrainMachines.com
- Psy News - Interview with DJ Lestat on 10/2000
- Psy News - Interview with DJ Lestat on 2/2002