Aleksi Perala – Paradox

Finnish producer Aleksi Perala brings his brand of melodic, high-concept techno to Nina Kraviz’s Trip label for the first time. As usual, the ten tracks here were created using Perala’s now infamous «Colundi Sequence» – a micro-tuning method that’s now almost better known than the former Rephlex man’s music. There’s naturally much to admire throughout, from restless club tracks blessed with rainbow-rich waves of melody, to strange, acid-fired wig-outs, low-slung, bass-heavy jack-tracks and glistening fusions of club-ready IDM and ultra-violet ambient. As a producer, Perala possesses a rare skill: the ability to create melodious, experimentally minded electronic music that works on club dancefloors. It’s this that makes Paradox such an impressive release.