Paul Oakenfold - Perfecto Presents Another World

Two CD set mixed by Paul Oakenfold with classical scores, film soundtracks, dialogue and ambient tracks alongside dancefloor classics. 24 tracks including 'Ubik'-Timo Maas, 'Pile Driver'-Amoebassassin, 'Baby I'm Gonna Leave You'-Led Zeppelin, 'Rachel's Song'-Vangelis, 'Sacrifice'-Lisa Gerrard & more Album Description

My Favorite Oakenfold Production.

This album somehow is tied into my life... It makes me emotional whenever I listen to it. I usually listen to both discs back-to-back. I get chills thinking about it. I know not everyone feels the same, but to me this is some of Oaky's deepest and most impressive work. May 31, 2008

I Cannot Emphasize Enough How Much Luv I Have For This Mix

I picked this up used years ago and to this day I can honestly say it's the best trance mix I've ever heard. Oakenfold does take a lot of chances and it amazing to hear everything from Blade Runner to Led Zeppelin in it. Sit back and enjoy this one in it's entirety. May 22, 2008

Trance, Perfecto

I have Paul Oakenfolds other Perfecto Album and this one is a far Second from the other one.

Its more Trance and less vocals, so I guess I'm just commenting on my taste in music. My appologeeez....I do not recommend this one as much his others.

It seemed like more of an experiment, so find myself going to the next track, or skipping these 2 albums on my IPOD.

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January 26, 2008

"A" for Effort..."F" for Repetition

Lots of criticism by the fans for this one by Oakenfold. Mostly for not keeping both his sets in line with his usual solid trance extravaganzas. I applaud Oakenfold for trying to be creative and adding his own flare. Trouble is, he's just not that good. I also have to agree with a few other reviewers...I can't stand Oakenfold's ego-driven female narrator constantly reminding the listener that he/she is listening to a "Perfecto" album. Yes Paul...that's great you have your own label...we know.

My main gripe with this album is that over 50% of the tracks are featured on some other Oakenfold album. The album that comes to my mind is the similarly titled "Travelling" that was released one month later. By the way, those of you that don't like this particular album because of all the classical ballads and motion-picture scores should have a listen to "Travelling". None of that plus the Perfecto girl only comes on once!

Disc 1 gets my vote for being the better of the two. Nice opening trio of tracks, but then Paul gets the "Led out"? Terrible choice.

Disc 2 is pretty similar to disc 1 with the ballads and so on...but the inclusion of Delerium's "Silence 2000" (as if the original wasn't bad enough) as the finale track for the album will guarantee an automatic thumbs down for both the set and album from this reviewer.

Disc 1 gets 3/5 stars, and disc 2, 2/5 stars. September 20, 2007

Positively Hypnotic!

This was my very first electronic cd. I picked it up at the local record store on impulse, and didn't expect much. At first listen, it seemed somewhat pretentious, indulgent, artsy... This was my idea of trance music in general at the time. In fact, I bought this album as a challenge to myself: I wanted to give every style of music a fair chance.

After my 30 second scan of each track, I left it alone until one fateful night. My friend Ricky pulled out some nifty little toys called glowsticks! He told me he had been learning how to make interesting light shows out of them, but the only "techno" music he had was a horrible mix tape featuring the likes of alice deejay, t-99, and other outdated rave-monkey acts. I shuddered at every track's rediculous synths and over-enhanced basslines. So he noticed my copy of "Another World" sitting in my cd tower, and suggested we try it.

I was overwhelmed at the difference it made to play this album on Ricky's 6,000-dollar home stereo. I was simply blown away at the darkly hypnotic, and playfully dreamy sounds that were coming out of the speakers. I picked up the glowsticks for my first time and I created something beautiful out of this mix.

And now, 6 years later, I still keep coming back to this mix whenever I need to unwind. Seriously, almost EVERY SINGLE TRACK here is on my list of favorites. However, the two that really stand out to me the most are North Sky and Tears in the Rain. I still whistle the melody of the Vangelis song to my baby nephew as a lullaby, and he loves it.

Summing it all up: These are some of the most intense, uplifting, and soulful pieces of music I have ever experienced. If you have a patient ear, and an active mind... You will enjoy this mix. April 6, 2007

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