Perfect Stranger - Learning = Change (2006)
16 Окт 2006, 18:11
Perfect Stranger - Learning = Change (2006)
Label: Iboga Records
Catalog#: IBOGACD38
Country: Denmark
Style: Progressive psychedelic trance
Приятный во всех отношениях очень триповый музон, отличный релиз одного из самых продуктивных лэйблов последнего времени, ориентированного на интересную качественную музыку. Под именем на обложке скрывается известный по своему проекту BLT некий израильский талант Yuli Fersthat. Очень достойная работа.
DeathPosture - 01-Apr-06 08:11 AM
The journey man…
Israeli producer, DJ and party person Yuli Fersthat has been an integral part of our beloved scene for years… His first release was in 1998 under his BLT moniker and back then it was melodic goa trance with a twist… As time progressed and four albums were released, Yuli slowly shifted direction onto more progressive sounds, and eventually he became closely associated with the Danish powerhouse prog-label Iboga Records…
He compiled the lovely Set/4 _Essentials and the recent Hibernation compilations. His Perfect Stranger alias emerged somewhere in early 2005 and after three VERY lovely tracks released on Iboga compilations, now it’s finally time for a full album… Yuli’s fifth, but Perfect Stranger’s first which I’ve been looking forward to ever since it was announced… Let’s dig in!
What an album! I’m happy to say that this album is everything that I expected – and it’s as good as I’d hoped for… There are no bad tracks here and the stand-out tracks are many… Yes, some of his tracks have commercial, fluffy elements, but those moments are always balanced out by edgy, genre-bending, experimental parts. I’d prefer this over Antix, Gaudium, Insane Creation or Sonic Cube ANY day! Yuli is the master of journey tracks and the progression in his tracks is unsurpassed by few in our scene… It’s the ever sought-after story telling which I like so much! Brilliant!
Learning equals change… That’s very true, and in retrospect Yuli’s change from full-on’ish trance to much more versatile hybrid trance seems like a very successful learning experience… I for one wouldn’t want it any other way… This is a VERY ripe album that compasses the very distinct sound that Yuli has refined and defined in recent years… It’s as mature as it is cutting edge!
The cover art by Bakke (Spiral Trax) is absolutely gorgeous and as always with Iboga, you really get your money’s worth here… This album gets two thumbs up from me – it’s a safe purchase for any fan of rich, versatile progressive/morning/hybrid trance and it doubles as both a valuable DJ tool and as a living room favourite. Enjoy!
Favourites: 3, 4(!), 5, 6(!), 7, 8(!!)
::Tracklisting::
Tracklisting:
1 Perfect Stranger Starter (8:28)
2 Perfect Stranger Dr. Feelgood (8:31)
3 Perfect Stranger Morning Blues (8:03)
4 Perfect Stranger Those Days (9:08)
5 Perfect Stranger Hyperdrive (8:21)
6 Perfect Stranger Truth (8:39) Featuring - Emok
7 Perfect Stranger Nobody's Perfect (Remix) (9:00)
8 Perfect Stranger Desert Session (10:39) Featuring - Zen Mechanics
9 Schatsi Radio Schatsi (Perfect Stranger Remix) (6:50)
Total Time: 77:39
My rating: 4
Perfect Stranger - Learning = Change (2006)
