Aleksi Perälä Aleksi Perälä - Mental Union

  On 9/30/2012 at 9:04 PM, o00o said:

I bought the CD1 release as mp3 back then. Now I feel bad as I could have had 2 CDs instead

me too but it was 3 years ago & the Mental Union mp3/wav costed like 2 euros or something, so i'll be happy buying that 2 cd set !!!!

  On 10/2/2012 at 9:50 AM, psn said:

World music from space.

Apt description man. Disc 2 of this release is amazing.

whats with those roman numbers on the cd?

Yeah, and the R?

Hahaha brilliant back cover artwork. Totally gonna buy this.

whats the cheapest way to order from the US? this and jodey kendrick - been waiting for these ages.

Sorry to say but it's not worth to wait for, low quality waste in contradiction to Jodey Kedrick - Plus Ten CD2 (nice suprise)

Now hate me ...

whats the weather like in bizzaroland?

  On 10/2/2012 at 8:11 PM, vganalog said:

whats with those roman numbers on the cd?

  On 10/2/2012 at 8:20 PM, psn said:

Yeah, and the R?

My guess is it's something to do with the key or mode the tracks are in, however I know jack shit about music theory, circle of fifs & whatnot.

  On 10/3/2012 at 5:01 PM, Bob Dobalina said:

  On 10/2/2012 at 8:11 PM, vganalog said:

whats with those roman numbers on the cd?

  On 10/2/2012 at 8:20 PM, psn said:

Yeah, and the R?

 

My guess is it's something to do with the key or mode the tracks are in, however I know jack shit about music theory, circle of fifs & whatnot.

there is no R key in music

No 15 either.

It was a hypothesis based in part on the roman numeral analysis of chords. R and several numbers obviously don't fit. Just spitballin ideas here guys.

Just refinin' yer spitballs.

refine away!

  On 10/2/2012 at 9:50 AM, psn said:

World music from space.

Exactly. I love it. Maybe the tracks are too repetitive, and he doesn't put enough variations to the sounds. But if you listen to the 2nd CD as rhythmic/meditative music, then it's perfect. And you should hear it live : i saw him last year, and he mixes all of those tracks, and it's very progressive and mind-blowing.

You can clearly hear that he refined is formula since Astrobotnia, in order to achieve the purest sound and the most efficient compositions, by learning music theory, the use of analog gear, mixing/mastering, ect... I am really eager to hear what's next :)

Maybe the Roman numerals have something to do with this (from the ovuca.com site): http://www.aleksiperala.webspace.virginmedia.com/inspiration.html

Just guessin..

  On 9/30/2012 at 8:15 PM, Friendly Foil said:

They really put a lot of work into that artwork. It's amazing.

If only they'd done the same for the design of the back track listing.

  On 10/3/2012 at 9:11 PM, mokz said:

Maybe the Roman numerals have something to do with this (from the ovuca.com site): http://www.aleksiper...nspiration.html

 

Just guessin..

Bingo!

And the R is for ring modulation?

  On 10/3/2012 at 9:11 PM, mokz said:

Maybe the Roman numerals have something to do with this (from the ovuca.com site): http://www.aleksiper...nspiration.html

 

Just guessin..

Very cool! And good disclaimer on your part!

The numbers signify how many equal intervals each octave has been divided into.

ahhhhhhh.

this second cd is hitting all the right spots. i've been craving some nice repetitive meditative ambient dance music quite like this^-^

cd 2 is lovely just nice sweet down tempo rephlex.

number 7 is the tits and i just looked at the track name 'base camp' no wonder my stereo loves it.

keep up the good work boy

masterpiece

  On 10/4/2012 at 12:16 PM, pigster said:

ahhhhhhh.

this second cd is hitting all the right spots. i've been craving some nice repetitive meditative ambient dance music quite like this^-^

Word, loving the 2nd cd - dark, moody, spacey aleksi is where it's at!

Unofficial video I edited together for Neptune. Such a dope album overall. Like it more than Part 1 I think... more cohesive and deep.

[vimeo]51275474[/vimeo]