After word got out towards the end of last year that Israeli DJ/remixer/producer Offer Nissim and singer Maya Simantov were doing a cover of the House Of Prince classic "Perfect Love", which was released in 1997 on Twisted, there was very much excitement. A low quality rip of the main version surfaced back in February of this year and then the long wait was finally over.
A commercial release of this has finally been planned on New York-based Star 69 Records. "Perfect Love" is slated to be the lead single off of Offer and Maya's second album, tentatively titled Second Time, a followup to the acclaimed First Time. This new album is scheduled for an October release as of right now.
There are remixes for "Perfect Love." A promo CD has been sent out with the following tracklisting:
01. Offer Nissim Full Vocal Mix
02. Offer Nissim Perfect Club Mix
03. Dope Boyz Bangin' Mix
04. Javith & Salazar Dub Mix
05. Redkone Lisbon Mix
The Full Vocal Mix is basically the original version of the song with some minor tweakings and changes that were noticeably absent from the version that surfaced back in February. The Perfect Club Mix is similar to the Full Vocal Mix, but has some additional differences. The Dope Boyz Bangin' Mix is a slight throwback to the House Of Prince version. This one actually has Maya re-singing the signature "I, I, I, I, I, I believe in love" part that was in the classic. The Javith & Salazar Dub is basically an instrumental track with some vocal samples. It's slightly tribal and really electro. The Redkone Lisbon Mix is very synthy and tribal.
In addition to that, Peter Rauhofer has also done a remix which is currently just an exclusive. He has been playing that version in his sets. Some individuals who attended some of his events say Peter sometimes plays a mashup of "Perfect Love" with the Johnny Vicious Instrumental of "Hola Hola Hola" by Yuhan. There has been no confirmation yet. It would make for an interesting combination. Here's to hoping that Peter's mix makes it onto one of his upcoming mix compilations.
Overall, this track is pretty good. Maya's vocals are the highlight on this one, as they usually are. It also helps that this wasn't a straight cover with Maya just re-singing everything the way Oezlem did on the original. Maya made this track her own.
