Unfinished Business

Perfect Stranger, the extraordinary 10-piece band originally conceived in 1974 by visionary composer and bassist Chris Sansom, is making its long-awaited debut with the release of their album Unfinished Business. Sansom first imagined Perfect Stranger while studying for his B.Mus.

Unfinished Business features a selection of complex and challenging original compositions, rooted in classical composition techniques and jazz. The signature piece of the album, Life and Times (of a Perfect Stranger), is a four-movement work loosely based on the structure of a classical symphony, with durations governed by the Golden Ratio. Another highlight,'Ludwig's Van', is a bold reimagining of Beethoven's Grobe Fuge, Op. 133, blending shuffle, funk, reggae, and bebop.