Perfecto Fluoro (Paul Oakenfold album)
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Overview
Recorded eighteen months after the ground-breaking Goa MixGoa Mix
The Goa Mix is a two-hour mix by DJ Paul Oakenfold. It was originally broadcast on BBC as an Essential Mix in 1994 after the Producer of the show Eddie Gordon chose Paul as the DJ to create a ground-breaking 2 hour mix, regarded now as the famous Goa Mix, a working title Eddie Gordon gave to the...
, Fluoro utilizes the same 'epic' approach and feel, with liberal use of excerpts from film soundtracks (this is freely admitted on the album's tracklist which lists not only track, artist and label, but also which film a song appears in, where relevant).
There are also several snatches of movie dialogue sampled on some of the tracks - for instance, 'Teleport' by Man with No Name contains some of Jeff Goldblum's dialogue extolling the virtues of teleportation from The Fly
The Fly (1986 film)
The Fly is a 1986 science fiction horror film co-written and directed by David Cronenberg. Produced by 20th Century Fox, and Brooksfilms, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name, but retains only the basic premise of a scientist...
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'Teleport', along with 'We're not Alone', 'Jungle High', 'Moon', 'If I Could Fly', 'Prophase', 'Atlantis' and 'Lost in Love' were all released as singles on Perfecto Records
Perfecto Records
Perfecto Records is a United Kingdom based Trance record label founded by Paul Oakenfold in 1989.-History:Perfecto was founded by electronic music record producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold in 1989...
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Disc 1
- H.H.C. - We're Not Alone
- Ryuichi SakamotoRyuichi SakamotoAfter working as a session musician with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi in 1977, the trio formed the internationally successful electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978. Known for their seminal influence on electronic music, the group helped pioneer electronic genres such as...
- Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (from the film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) - Y-Traxx - Mystery Land
- Red Sun - This Love
- Ryuichi SakamotoRyuichi SakamotoAfter working as a session musician with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi in 1977, the trio formed the internationally successful electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978. Known for their seminal influence on electronic music, the group helped pioneer electronic genres such as...
- Little Buddha (from the film Little BuddhaLittle BuddhaLittle Buddha is a 1994 feature film by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Bridget Fonda and Keanu Reeves. Made by Bertolucci's regular partner, British producer Jeremy Thomas, it marked the team's return to the East after The Last Emperor....
) - Man With No NameMartin FreelandMartin Freeland, also known as Man With No Name or M.W.N.N., is a British Goa trance artist and one of the defining artists of the Genre. Originally a techno record producer, Freeland changed style at the beginning of the 1990s....
- Teleport - TerrorvisionTerrorvisionTerrorvision are an English rock band. They were formed in 1987 in Keighley, and initially disbanded in 2001...
- Conspiracy - Man With No NameMartin FreelandMartin Freeland, also known as Man With No Name or M.W.N.N., is a British Goa trance artist and one of the defining artists of the Genre. Originally a techno record producer, Freeland changed style at the beginning of the 1990s....
- Sugar Rush - Éric SerraEric SerraÉric Serra is a French composer. He has often worked on the movies of Luc Besson.- Biography :Éric Serra's father Claude was a famous French songwriter in the 1950s and '60s, and, as such, Éric was exposed to music and its production at a young age. His mother died when he was just seven years old...
- Cute Name (from the film LéonLéon (film)Léon is a 1994 French thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson...
) - State of Emergency - Banks of Babylon
- Juno ReactorJuno ReactorJuno Reactor is a musical and performing act known for the cinematic fusion of electronic, orchestral, and global music. Central to the project is Ben Watkins and his collaborations with a constantly changing ensemble of musicians from across the world, including percussionist Mabi Thobejane from...
- Jungle High - Ennio MorriconeEnnio MorriconeEnnio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
- Miserere (from the film The Mission) - Virus - Moon
- Grace - If I Could Fly
- Our House - Floor Space
Disc 2
- Zbigniew PreisnerZbigniew PreisnerZbigniew Preisner is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski.-Life:Zbigniew Preisner studied history and philosophy in Kraków. Never having received formal music lessons, he taught himself music by listening and transcribing parts from records....
- Craven Leaves (from the film Secret GardenThe Secret Garden (1993 film)The Secret Garden is a 1993 British drama film based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Agnieszka Holland.-Plot:...
) - Johann - New Kicks
- Samuel BarberSamuel BarberSamuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is his most popular composition and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music...
- Adagio for Strings - Astral Projection - Kabalah
- Wojciech KilarWojciech KilarWojciech Kilar ; b. 17 July 1932 in Lwów, Poland) is a Polish classical and film music composer.-Biography:Wojciech Kilar is one of Poland’s esteemed composers. Born in 1932 in Lwów . His father was a gynecologist and his mother was a theater actress...
- Love Remembered (from the film Bram Stoker's DraculaBram Stoker's DraculaDracula is a 1992 American Gothic horror-romance film directed and co-produced by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker...
) - TransaTransaTransa is a British EDM production/DJ unit, composed of the brothers Dave and Brenden Webster. They have produced mostly trance music over their career, but have slipped into the realm of progressive house on occasion....
- Prophase - Section X - Atlantis
- BjörkBjörkBjörk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
& David ArnoldDavid ArnoldDavid Arnold is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the television series Little Britain.-Film and television career:...
- Play Dead (from the film Young AmericansThe Young Americans (film)The Young Americans is a 1993 crime drama that marked the feature film debut of British director Danny Cannon.-Plot:Harvey Keitel plays an American cop who travels to London to apprehend a gangster who has formed a new gang of sociopathic teenagers trying to imitate American culture.-Cast:*Harvey...
) - Ozaka OzYoji-Possible writings:Yōji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:*洋二, "ocean, second"*洋次, "ocean, next"*洋司, "ocean, rule"*洋治, "ocean, govern"*陽二, "sunshine, second"*陽次, "sunshine, next"*陽司, "sunshine, rule"*陽治, "sunshine, govern"...
- Real Nightmare - Legend B - Lost in Love
- Jamie Myerson - Revisions