Indra

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 1
P: 2015
Indra releases the new series of electronic music albums, titled ARCHIVES. The twenty five albums are split into 5 collections: Ruby, Emerald, Gold, Diamond and Platinum, each of these collections containing five albums.The music included in this massive series represent studio music composed and recorded by Indra over the years, which was never released. The few exceptions are just some tracks from the six albums which could not be re-edited from the artist’s discography (from 1993-1995); also, a couple of previously unreleased live tracks. The songs are presented on the albums in chronological order, they offer an authentic journey into the sonic universe of Indra, due to the many musical styles, themes and ideas which the artist plays in an unmistakable style.
The first album from the series (Ruby one) contains melodies and excerpts from pieces that were included on the six albums that could not be re-edited, thus partially filling the gap left in his discography by these albums. With Ruby one, Indra opens the ARCHIVES series and allows us to travel through time, for a period of 20 years, to an unknown and often unpredictable “realm” of musical themes and approaches. A journey we hope will charm the souls of those interested in very good EM stuff.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 10
P: 2015

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 11
P: 2015
The third collection from the ARCHIVES series starts with the album Gold One, which contains four tracks. The first three were composed and recorded in 2006, the fourth (which is the longest on this album) in 2007.

 

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 12
P: 2015
The same as the preceding album, Gold two contains four tracks. All of them were recorded in 2007.Hypnodance is a display of complex, rhythmic sequences, coupled with a lyrical theme; Sacred Hall inspires the imagination, because contrary to expectations it is a rhythmic melody, however its ending induces the state anticipated by the title; The Wingmakers is also a special combination of rhythm and nostalgia, while Celestes closes the album on an astral atmosphere.Listening to this album and musical pieces, which are “clean” and carefully created – even if they represent “secondary lab work” – you ask yourself why Indra did not release them in his albums. Possibly because, as the fruits of some inspirational moments, the artist did not consider the musical material as unitary for meeting the requirements of a “brand” album. Even so, the musical richness and refinement with which the pieces are created is a real enchantment for the soul of fans dedicated to the electronic genre…

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 13
P: 2015
Gold Three is a nostalgic album, in which ample harmonies and lyrical themes predominate. Maybe after a tumultuous 2007, Indra relaxed approaching a meditative style, and this brings a welcome alternation in the succession of his creations in the ARCHIVE series.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 14
P: 2015
The album greets us with four tracks, the first three composed in 2008, and the last one in 2009. Here we find nerve, rhythm and dynamism, but also a piece of about 28 minutes (Top Clearance (Soul Ground)) with a profound meditative feel. If in the case of Nymbus the rhythm is well defined and direct, with an arpeggiated structure, On the Beach is hypnotic and thundering, contrasting with the romantic start of the piece. The Twins is an ode to pure sounds of bells, undulating on waves of affection. As we come closer to present day, the “hidden” tracks of Indra increasingly reveal more and more nuances and perspectives of a universe of sound, very rich and sensitive.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 15
P: 2015
The final album in the Gold collection offers us five pieces, all composed and recorded in 2009. The influence of this opus is lyrical and meditative. Even if the first two tracks are dynamic, the following three give a sensitive imprint to the whole album. This leads us to the final two collections from the Archives series, bringing us closer to the current musical creations of INDRA.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 21
P: 2016
We have arrived at the last collection in the Archives series! The Platinum collection contains melodies composed by INDRA in his studio between 2012 and 2015. The first album in the collection is a combination of styles: lounge, electronic, psychedelic, ambient. The passage from 2012 to 2013 leaves the usual range of INDRA (Pretorian and In Between), however the last melody (Elois) reflects “the dream of summer nights, which many romantic awaited…”

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 22
P: 2016
This album contains three melodies, all composed and recorded in 2013. They are long, conceptual, pieces with many “layers” to their composition. If Meteor is a dynamic and yet lyrical approach, From Beyond and In the Sky are atmospheric pieces, echoing into space.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 23
P: 2016
Platinum Three is a rhythmical album, but we also discover lyrical accents, which are specific to INDRA.
With this album we can already glimpse the end of the ARCHIVES series. It contains four pieces: the first two were composed in 2013, the last two belong to 2014.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 24
P: 2016
An album containing four melodies, all composed and produced in 2014; four styles; a mammoth work. This is the way we can briefly describe the album. Feliciano is dynamic and lasts for 50 minutes. Roll It also fits into the area of dynamic beats, while The Living Nada and Ambiosonic are a side note, being completely different to the first two.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 25
P: 2016
We have reached the end of this rather large collection of electronic music, INDRA’s universe of sounds embodied in an amazing variety of styles.Last disc in the series could be classed as the most surprising because of the particular approach on different music styles. From ambient to trap and chillout with atonal compositions and astonishing sound effects, it looks like 2015 was INDRA’s year for experimentation.The quest for Nemo is an ample ambient track with full and mysterious sounds while Lexicon is something apart as a theme and instrumentation. Chill Book is probably the strangest track on this CD, a mixture of chill out and electro beats. Endorsement includes a fast rhythm with many sudden changes – it is quite possible that this track could become INDRA’s “jewel in the crown” for this title. So Long, A Time Will Tell is the last track, and seems to be more of a farewell – fortunately we know it only marks the end of this CD series. INDRA promised he would complete all Archives titles by the end of 2016. He kept well to his word. He also promised that he would soon begin working on the last 3 albums to complete the Special Edition series.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 3
P: 2015
Indra releases the new series of electronic music albums, titled ARCHIVES. The twenty five albums are split into 5 collections: Ruby, Emerald, Gold, Diamond and Platinum, each of these collections containing five albums.The music included in this massive series represent studio music composed and recorded by Indra over the years, which was never released. The few exceptions are just some tracks from the six albums which could not be re-edited from the artist’s discography (from 1993-1995); also, a couple of previously unreleased live tracks. The songs are presented on the albums in chronological order, they offer an authentic journey into the sonic universe of Indra, due to the many musical styles, themes and ideas which the artist plays in an unmistakable style.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 4
P: 2015
The album contains 10 tracks, most of them recorded in 2004. In a sense, one can say that Ruby four marks the passage from one millennium to another in Indra’s musical career. An interesting fact is that between 2001 and 2004 the artist did not have any musical productions. Just like in the previous albums, here we meet a conglomeration of musical styles, which are obviously inspired by Indra’s conjunctions. Even so, it should be noted that the author turns slowly but surely to a pure electronic style, which we can also notice in the official albums he started to publish from 2005.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 5
P: 2015
With Ruby five, the first collection of five titles from the ARCHIVES series has ended. The album contains six tracks, with relatively different styles. Here we have beautiful themes (Genesis of Pan), and also guitar improvisations (Creole), mystery (The Leap) and deep electronic (Follow Up, Les Connaisseurs and Trance Location). The movement towards a more and more purely electronic style of the Berlin School is noticed. All the pieces are composed and recorded in 2005, which appears to have been a remarkably prolific period for INDRA and his music.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 6
P: 2015
Emerald one offers eight tracks (all recorded in 2005, just as in the case of the Ruby five album), which tends to align itself more and more with pure electronic style of music, however even here different themes are approached, which surprise (Saxish, Arian Theme). The rest is a richness of sonic ideas and influences which very clearly express the variety of Indra in this area.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 7
P: 2015
Emerald two contains four melodies, all composed and recorded in 2005. A very fruitful musical year for Indra, who, alongside the four published albums, composed many other valuable tracks in his studio, which were never published until now.
Here the accents are more dramatic, but even so the themes and approach are different with each title of the album. An enchantment for lovers of this kind!

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 8
P: 2015
The four pieces of the album are shared equally: the first two were composed and registered in 2005, and the last two in 2006. Among these is Union, a track recorded live on 16th July 2006 at the Open Air Festival (Schleiden) in Germany. The festival was very well organised by Joerg Strawe, with Detlef Keller presenting.

Emerald three comprises in four pieces a variety of approaches: rhythm (Playing in the Garden), affectionate (A Long Time Ago), a live recording (Union) and a meditative piece (Theta Thinking) that lasts 35 minutes. This piece in particular offers a wonderful present for reflection, relaxation and deepening of thoughts, a delight for lovers of pure electronic music.

Artist: Indra
Archives CD 9
P: 2015
The album comprises five melodies, all recorded in 2006. One can say that Emerald four is represented by a mature approach and also powerful rhythms.
Some of the themes are lyrical, others dynamic, and others are combined. Even if 10 years have passed since these melodies were composed, the sound is still very clean. Some fragments of Farfisa organ sweep (such as in Roots) leave a certain nostalgic taste of 70’s electronic music. The last track (All That Is Done) it’s longer (28 minutes), here the base sequence is very close to the structure of the metaphysical lyricism of a track (In Search for a New Land) from the album The Call of Shiva (vol.1) – 2005.

We believe that dedicated fans of this style will have some wonderful moments listening to this album