Full Length Review: Purple Moon / Understand

Review: Miro - Purple Moon / Understand - DE 2052

It somewhat doesn't feel right to review this record, as it has already be done a dozen times by other people. yet is one of Miro Pajic's most intriguing works, and worth reviewing.

When it came out, there was nothing before it. There was nothing like it. You can check the back catalogues of the labels of that era, and you will see there isn't any record like this. Maybe only some earlier works of Miro can contend. And afterwards, there is nothing either. Except for Miro's tracks of course. But, as far as I can tell, no other artist after this record has managed to pull off something similar to this. It is definitely one of the early highs of Miro's music journey.

A1 Purple Moon

This is it. The Purple Moon. Do I need to describe it? Outer space beats open this records. We are moved along, more elements are added. While this track is at a fast speed, it is nothing like the "Hardcore" of it's time. This track feels more as if one of the great sonic pioneers, such as Jarre or Klaus Schulze, had their go at Techno as if this was done by a Techno man on a Techno label.Tthen, the breakdown, and the high-cutoff-synth-saws come in. I listen to a lot of music; especially melodic music. But this melody is something that is in a field of its own. I rarely heard something as beautiful; as sweet; as moving, as the harmonies of this track. It seems simple at first, but, in its simplicity it is extraordinary complex. The melody is what drives this tracks, and it makes it special.

B2 Understand

This track is often overlooked in favor of Purple Moon. But not rightly so. This, too, is one of Miro and PCP's greatest works. The rising synth sound prepares us for what is to come next. I can't say what image this track invokes in me - a space station, space exploration, or an alien meeting, somewhere far in the universe? But it is a powerful image.

The melody again is the main thing for me here, less melancholic, yet as powerful, and more complicated as in Purple moon. I could listen to it in a loop for a long time.

The track is more of a Hardcore affair than Purple Moon, yet again far removed from the normal "Hardcore" of its time. This track is a gem, and the whole record is a precious jewel.