Taking their name from “the Hindu God of Cosmic Dance”, The Visions of Shiva were a German nu-Age, techno, trance duo. One half of the duo was Harald Blüchel, who under the alias, Cosmic Baby provided one of my favourite tracks from Peel’s shows over the summer of 1992 with Cosmikk Trigger 1.
Perfect Day has none of the sensuality which made Cosmikk Trigger 1 quite so intoxicating to listen to but does a better job as a dance floor filler.
If the Discogs link above is working - and this is a moot point because I’ve been having problems pasting links on the blog tonight - you’ll be able to read the comments and spend your time listening to the various piano pieces which the track is built out of and trying to place where they come from. The opening, circular piano riff is said to be based on the piano part in the outro of Purple Rain by Prince. This is quickly usurped by synths which range from the understated to the declamatory. At 3:35, it’s time for another round of Name That Piano Piece. Again, the Discogs comments range from We Love You by The Rolling Stones to the more contemporary Love 91 mix of Playing with Knives by Bizarre Inc, though I’m not entirely convinced by either suggestion.
Video courtesy of olympicheadzzreturns
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