Changed by Perfect Stranger

Before Yuli Fershtat developed his progressive project known as Perfect Stranger, he already had 3 artist albums under his belt, released under the name of BLT, a more Full-on project, yet strongly scented with progressive vibes. Early in 2005 he released his first progressive track under his PS moniker, and compiled the successful Set 4 compilation for Iboga which soon had a follow up in 2006 with the Hibernation compilation. His first and beautiful progressive album entitled « learning = change » came out in spring 2006 at Iboga and deservedly earned him the respect of Progressive-heads. During the same period, he released a good amount of tracks and rmx at labels such as Blue Tunes, Flow, Digital Structures, Echoes etc. It’s been almost 10 years since his first album came out, which is another way of saying that we are dealing with a mature and experienced musician, who has strong opinions on music. He describes his style as being « psychedelic, tribal, atmospheric and challenging ». « Challenging » says a lot about the standards he sets for himself when it comes to writing music. I would add: very emotional and groovy, as his talent for the melodic register and his expertise in building infectious rhythms is remarkable. We also know from his DJ sets, and from the charts he publishes sometimes on his webpage, that he’s very sensitive to the evolution of electronic music, and that the sirens of electro, techno and minimal that shape the sound of today’s electronic music have not left him stonily indifferent, unlike the statues he likes to display on his CD covers. Let’s see if this shows through in the compilation album he is delivering, made of rmx of his music.

Perfect Stranger fans will simply not want to miss this essential release in his discography. Progressive lovers and Dj alike will find countless tools to make people dance and rediscover his music, which has been upgraded to new dimensions, and has intelligently taken aboard today’s trend, which is Techno, Electro and Minimal oriented, but without losing its soul. The album is loaded with masterpieces, and heaps of these tracks will be spinned at this summer’s festivals. Picking a favourite is like choosing between caviar and foie gras. You just don’t want to chose. After Behind Blue Eyes’ rmx album, this new rmx album is another winner from Iboga. Don’t miss it !

Aden

A generic label would not do justice to the depth of Perfect Stranger's heartfelt music, which transposes feelings from across the wide range of human emotions. His "hybrid sound", actually enables to maintain that oldschool Goa spirit, in a totally new and exciting presentation and composition, which makes it the ultimate brain candy out there at the moment.

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