Description:	2LP on Rephlex
	Format:	Double LP (vinyl)
	Genre(s):	Electronica / IDM
	Label:	Rephlex
	Price:	£11.99
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

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...according to our Ant on 26 April 2007.

It's been a while since Rephlex put anything out by Aleksi Perala (Ovuca / Astrobotnia). 'Project V' is a showcase of how this artist produces electronic music of varying styles. From deep thoughtful pieces to more upbeat dancefloor tracks. The production is clean and there are some pleasant melodies. 'Huska' almost reminds me of a Red Planet record. Very Undergound Resistance sounding. While 'Spacetime' is like Jack Dangers and Brian Dougans having a big electo breaks jam. 'Underwater Carousel' meanwhile could have been lifted straight from the Richard D James LP on Warp. With its skewed take on child like melodic electronics. 'Dark Energy' does what it says on the tin. A 4/4 sci-fi tecnho cut. There's even some Bogdan and Squarepusher style tracks.

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What their label says...

*Aleksi Perala from Finland. Male. Born 1976. A true cornerstone in the Rephlex
stable.
*PREVIOUSLY: Project I: Ovuca 'Lactavent' (1999).Project II: Ovuca 'King Stacey
' /'Onclements' (2000). Project III: Ovuca 'Wasted Sunday' (2001) One of the
most polished albums that Rephlex have released. Absolutely superb . A Brain
-dance masterpiece. Project IV: 'Astrobotnia' parts 1, 2 & 3 (2002) Quirkiness,
catchy melancholy, spacey creativity. A great underground success, superb
contemporary electronics. + Magic Bus Tracks Warp Records (2002) 'Manhunt'
Remixes: Rockstar Games (2003) Cylobotnia (2003)
*NOW: PROJECT V: Aleksi Perala (2007) Deep dreamy tracks made from warm
blankets of chords and toasted breaks with oodles of detail. Top tunes for
any environment.
*tracknotes:
-01 Rocking Chair 2002 toolo helsinki "always liked rocking chairs. a
grandpa trapped inside a thumb piano. world music."
-02 Spacetime 2001 kuusankoski "jam on simon harris' time beats. stretching
time into space."
- 03 Path 2005 pukinmaki helsinki "found a sign on a path one day: walk
calmly through the woods. that's it."
-04 Muska 2002 toolo helsinki "if my cat could sing... 'the short weekend
begun with longing.' early summer vibrations."
-05 Purple Rain 2000 kuusankoski "the spirits of rauhalankuja. one of the
deepest trax i ever made. the end of words."
-06 Underwater Carousel 2002 toolo helsinki "had the melody laying around
for a long time then one day added beats onto it. the sub realm"
-07 Autumn Morning 2005 pukinmaki helsinki "got this scale in my brain
early one morning, before going to skool i hummed it onto md, then made it
into a track when got back home. autumn haze - clear sky - serene -
tranquil"
-08 Dark Energy 2005 kannelmaki helsinki "the mine. space probes -plummets
-pods. radars, radiolocation"
-09 Lagrange Point 2004 arnos grove london "sci-fi flim. moving to the
lagrange point; spaceviews"
-10 Feast 2005 pukinmaki helsinki "some party... orgy. vampyros lesbos"
-11 Black Leicester 2003 finsbury park london "rain on asphalt at night on
blackstock rd. 60's agent flick action"
-12 Sunbath 2002 toolo helsinki "nostalgia. the early 20th century - end
of 19th; absinthe"