Biography
Gataka is the solo Full-On Psytrance project of Israeli producer Matan Kadosh. Emerging from Afula in the early 2000s, the project ran alongside Kadosh’s work in Sesto Sento and later remained a separate identity from Vini Vici. Its Phonokol-era releases include Drop the Mask (2003), Home Made Madness (2004), In Trance We Trust (2005) and Bless the Mess (2007).
Gataka is a useful marker of the 2000s Israeli Full-On wave and of Matan Kadosh’s career before and alongside Vini Vici. The project preserves a separate solo discography from the collaborative identities that brought Kadosh wider recognition.
The Gataka identity remains separately catalogued and available alongside Kadosh’s continuing work in other projects; activity has been intermittent , not a continuous primary focus.
Origins of Gataka
Gataka is the solo Full-On Psytrance project of Israeli producer Matan Kadosh, developed in the early 2000s alongside his work in Sesto Sento.
Early career
The project established a substantial Phonokol-era catalogue beginning with Drop the Mask in 2003 and Home Made Madness in 2004.
How the career developed
Further albums including In Trance We Trust and Bless the Mess extended the Gataka catalogue, while Kadosh later became widely known through Vini Vici. Gataka has remained a separate, intermittently active identity.
Gataka sound
Full-On Psytrance built around energetic basslines, bright melodic hooks, direct dance-floor arrangements and the polished Israeli production style associated with the 2000s full-on period.
Place in psytrance history
Gataka is a useful marker of the 2000s Israeli Full-On wave and of Matan Kadosh’s career before and alongside Vini Vici. The project preserves a separate solo discography from the collaborative identities that brought Kadosh wider recognition.
Gataka today
The Gataka identity remains separately catalogued and available alongside Kadosh’s continuing work in other projects; activity has been intermittent , not a continuous primary focus.
How the sound changed over time
Selected releases in the archive
Related projects and collaborations
Artists with overlapping styles
X-Wave
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Alien Project
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Acid Punks
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Alien vs The Cat
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Astrix
Israeli producer Avi Shmailov’s long-running Psytrance project, known for combining large-scale dancefloor power with detailed psychedelic production and melodic writing.
Cosmic Tone
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