Perplex Off Beat Com.Pact Records (Israel)

A quirky album, Perplex has a nice individual sound that he keeps his own: he keeps the lid on, and tantalises you by making you thinking it’s gonna go off bigstyle, then holding you back. The psytrance equivalent of Tantric Sex or, depending on your outlook, the psytrance equivalent of a substandard blowjob. Control stands out as a half-prog funky monster, escalating nicely and gathering energy before a sweet melodic flurry tickles the roof of your mouth and takes your whole body up with it. Otherwise Thunder is a nice, playful way to kick things off and Life Style will always do the business with its big unfolding melody and cool sample, though this might be an instance where he might have been better off blowing that lid open and tossing it out the window.