--- product_id: 53804975 title: "Disco Recharge: Tantra - The Collection" brand: "tantra" price: "FREE" currency: GBP in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53804975-disco-recharge-tantra-the-collection store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Disco Recharge: Tantra - The Collection **Brand:** tantra **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Disco Recharge: Tantra - The Collection by tantra - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53804975-disco-recharge-tantra-the-collection) ## Best For - tantra enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tantra brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Celso Valli is one of the Kings of the Italian disco scene. His skills as a producer, writer and arranger can be heard on some of the biggest Italo hits ever including Azoto, Passengers, Taffy & Peter Richard. For disco fans his crowning glory was his work with studio band Tantra. Apart from a CD single release in the early 90’s and the inclusion of ‘Hills Of Katmandu’ on our ‘European Connection’ volume of Disco Discharge this much loved catalogue has been out of print since their vinyl release. Disco Recharge is very proud to bring you this lovingly restored collection which features virtually everything recorded under the name ‘Tantra’. Disc 1 includes the first two albums in their entirety and ends on a spectacular note with the full Patrick Cowley remix of ‘Hills Of Katmandu’. This is not the unfinished version that has been widely available on vinyl for many years. This exclusive version actually features Patrick Cowley’s trademark added synth’s and percussion and is up there with his remix of ‘I Feel Love’ in the disco hall of fame. Disc 2 features the final Tantra album which features their other massive cult favourite ‘A Place Called Tarot’ as well as the haunting ‘Macumba’ suite. The rest of the disc is packed with all the 7” and 12” mixes including the incredibly rare Spanish language versions of ‘Hills Of Katmandu’ and ‘Wishbone’ as well as the Disconet remixes of ‘Get Happy’ and ‘Top Shot. ‘Tantra – The Collection’ is undoubtedly one of the most important Disco Recharge releases and demand for this release will be high from a number of different areas since Tantra transcended many boundaries musically. ## Images ![Disco Recharge: Tantra - The Collection - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Ar+Z5-+ZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Euro progressive Electronic Disco gems *by M***A on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2013* We have waited over thirty years for a CD edition to do justice to the genius of this music. And it is a fabulous release. It is just how I would have hoped it to be. And the great thing is that this issue collects together the rest of the Tantra releases making it definitive in its issue.Back when I was a teenager in the Seventies there was commercial Disco and Underground or true Disco that you only really knew about if you went to Disco clubs.Going to the Disco club brought you into a world of not only familiar commercial Disco pop dance tunes that you heard on radio (usually in extended 12" format") but another form of Disco that was more progressive and creative.It was like comparing Rock with Prog Rock. Or pop Disco and serious Disco. Unlike radio, the Disco club offered a perfect environment for long pieces of dance music through creative musical expression.Tantra are a great example of that era.The Hills of Katmandu is easily the best remembered track by the group Tantra. It is an amazing epic track. The piece runs for over 16 minutes.It begins with dark menacing electric guitar sound with percussion and echo. The bass line hooks you in straight away and the chorus of chant helps to build the piece towards a period of multi instrumentation and electronic synth that is multi layered and full of interesting sound. The infectious rhythm carries us to the first glimpse of the chorus. The other world sound of the arrangement has led us to a point where through the lyrics we are in a world of spiritual like escapism.The lyrics "I fly with you to the misty hills of Katmandu" and later "Packed my case, gonna leave behind this human race, ....come with me, where your spirit and your mind are free, forever" were liberating back at the time of its release and have stayed with me all these years. The track has more power now than ever. To escape some of the negative elements of this world is always going to be appealing.The symphonic shifting patterns of the musical arrangement with many twists and turns makes for good listening anywhere, not just the Disco.The rest of the album is also incredible. The second track Wishbone has equal music genius expression. I had the original album on vinyl but this CD edition sounds just fantastic. Wishbone lasts over 15 minutes and formed the B side of the original album. Two tracks, one album.The second album came out soon after and that is also included here too. Both were originally only available in Italy and my copy was imported. But later the two albums were combined as a sort of double album release internationally. Album one the Hills of Katmandu and the second album are on this CD issue disc one.Tantra and the Hills of Katmandu enjoyed a long introduction to the world of Disco and picked up a lot of respect and inspiration. Patrick Cowley later did a megamix lasting around nearly 14 minutes. This is included as a bonus track on disc one.Disc two has the third album with continued creativity and brilliance. Tantra II is great with the 14 minute Macumba siute and what was the b side of the original album A place called Tarot Suite that is nearly 16 minutes in length. In addition there are bonus tracks made up of alternative mixes etc.The whole release is a rich package and just perfect. It is really exciting to get these recordings on CD after so long.Tantra showed that although seemingly America was the home of Disco it was actually Europe. The album, an Italian production by Celso Valli known as Quelli Del Castello is effectively European Electro disco.European Electronic Synthesiser music had been growing in the seventies with groups like Kraftwerk and made its way into Disco through people like Tantra, Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone and Patrick Cowley. The synth dance element went on to form the eighties sound of mainstream pop.There is a whole pile of other recordings from the seventies and eighties that were forgotten about or ignored by the mainstream. It has been long hoped that some of this would eventually be issued on CD and often thought it unlikely. This brilliant release offers new hope of other classics to be re issued. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Bliss Bliss just Bliss *by M***Y on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2013* I near wet myself when I heard this was coming to CD, And if you know the works already the Cd is great, no over remastering packaging was a bit bland but it's the music we want, I still have the double album and it's still played to death all these years later. Hills of is just timeless and what I call REAL disco not your record company band wagon rubbish this is what disco sounds like when done by people who know what disco is all about, think Sylvester, dan Hartman,donna summer Giorgio cerrone ect, if you don't know these tracks go on treat yourself !it's worth ever penny just for the opus that is the hills of katmandu, this track just goes hyper.if you want to know what I'm like well you won't find the like of bony m in my vast collection of disco, most of what I like is still not on cd ow the pain.Why won't record company's release their more obscurer artists and not just go for a fast buck ?.One last point I have all the disco recharge cd's and at times these have been a right let down and a rip off !Not the full versions bloody instrumental dubs, I think they sound more like a collection some one would make for them selfs.But on the plus side when they do get it right well good on um. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Fulfilled my great expectations *by T***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2013* I read other reviews regarding the recording quality and I must say I am not disappointed at all. In fact the quality of the recording is quite good. I bought the 12" single of Hills Of Kat Mandu in 1985 (Wishbone) on b-side which is when I first heard this song. I am very glad I now have the album on CD (incidentally I bought the album on cassette in 2004 from a BP petrol station but you can't can't beat CD quality recordings). Highly recommended --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53804975-disco-recharge-tantra-the-collection](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53804975-disco-recharge-tantra-the-collection) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*