2026 Repress! A reissue of the masterpiece “Hills Of Katmandu,” the signature track from TANTRA—the innovative disco project led by Bologna-born Italo-disco legend CELSO VALLI—featuring a legendary arrangement by synthesizer icon PATRICK COWLEY, who unleashed his keyboard skills! A boundless, cosmic, and trance-infused disco classic.
Undoubtedly the masterpiece and biggest hit of TANTRA—a unique Italo disco project by CELSO VALLI, a legendary figure in Italo disco history who also worked with MACHO and AZOTO—that incorporates everything from hypnotic exotic vibes to Eastern influences "Hills Of Katmandu"—a historic arrangement titled "Patrick Cowley's Original Underground Mix," in which underground disco icon Patrick Cowley expanded the original ritualistic synth work to evolve it into a one-of-a-kind cosmic and high-energy groove— (sample1) has been meticulously remastered and restored for this reissue!
(Original Japanese text by Akie)
Undoubtedly the masterpiece and biggest hit of TANTRA—a unique Italo disco project by CELSO VALLI, a legendary figure in Italo disco history who also worked with MACHO and AZOTO—that incorporates everything from hypnotic exotic vibes to Eastern influences "Hills Of Katmandu"—a historic arrangement titled "Patrick Cowley's Original Underground Mix," in which underground disco icon Patrick Cowley expanded the original ritualistic synth work to evolve it into a one-of-a-kind cosmic and high-energy groove— (sample1) has been meticulously remastered and restored for this reissue! (Original Japanese text by Akie)