STRANGE IMPERFECTION

Javier Miranda is a talented composer from Spain, whose music belongs to the prog electronic / ambient realm. Though he has been creating music since the 2010's decade, his first records were released until 2020's, including this one entitled 'Strange Imperfection', which features 9 compositions and a total time of 42 minutes of great and deep music.

It kicks-off with 'Opening', a short two-minute track which introduces us to his atmospheres, which can be dark and tense in moments, calm and clear in others. It leads to 'The Days of Our Lives', where synths opens spacey gates so he takes us to a cosmic trip. During nine minutes we can be mesmerized by its colorful sounds, by the variety of elements he introduces little by little because, though the rhythm could be repetitive, it is not plain thanks to those ever-changing elements. Then at minute three he puts some electric drums that contrast with the softness of those atmospheric synths, and then, his keyboards begin to make some kind of Tangerine Dream sounds, which can be related to some film scores. The intensity increases, you might even want to move your body at the music's rhythm, however the atmospheric bakcgroung is always present and will make you slow down your emotions a little bit.

'Swarm Days' has an interesting piano-oriented beginning, because it sounds both like a lullaby or like a horror movie soundtrack, and just like the previous song, the rhythm is repetitive and hypnotic, but never plain, he took advantage of his skills and likes to experiment and introduce new notes that produce new sounds and nuances. Important to say there are also guitar sounds here, not protagonist, but adding a new color to the already colorful synth palette. There is a change after minute six, so the music becomes quite ambient and atmospheric, like if you were walking over an unknown planet.

'Interlude' is another short piece that works as its title suggests; the spacey sounds prevail here, adding a bit of tension and uncertainty while the seconds pass. Then we have 'Keyholder' which is quite different from the previous tracks, here we have a constant fast tempo that take a little bit elements from the 80s electronic music from artists such as JMJ or even Kraftwerk. It is mesmerizing, you will be caught by its charm and want to dance a little bit, but don't forget you are actually in a trip through another planet or universe, so there is a moment where the music makes it clear with its spacey sounds. But... wait! Because there is rock music in the end of this track, Miranda challenges himself by introducing new elements and rhythms, so the result is quite surprising.

We are reaching the final part of the album, first with 'State of Mind' which has a stange combination haha, because it has a metronome sound which is a bit annoying to me, but at the same time a celestial chorus sound, which is quite beautiful to my ears. The song is developing, the intensity increases little by little until reaching a climax at minute four, when some drums appear, then it makes a major change and starts over with a whole new sound made by synthesizers, reminding me of Tangerine Dream once again. This might be my favorite track from this album.

It finishes with 'Ending' and yeah, the feeling it brings while listening to it is about goodbye. Somber piano notes at first that later are contrasted by subtle ones. And it just flows, like water.

I liked this album, it has been an interesting journey and I think Javier Miranda is quite talented, hope he keeps creating music this good.

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