Parallel Worlds - Insight

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Artist:		Parallel Worlds
Album:		Insight

Released by:		Shima Records
Year:		2004

Nr. of discs:		1
Nr. of tracks:		10
Total playtime:		00:56:58

Artist: Parallel Worlds
Album: Insight

Genres: Ambient techno, Industrial, Dreamy beats, IDM, Cinematic

Insight is the second Parallel World album. It features mainly dark music, from low-tempo electronica to ambient and even style tracks.

The tracks have been composed using everything that Bakis Sirros' Wavemountain studio has, from the huge Doepfer A100 modular and EMS VCS3, the Analogue Systems RS-Integrator Modular, Technosaurus SELECTOR System D Modular to the Korg Electribe A, R and S. Other machines used include Roland JP8000, Korg MS2000R, Nord Micromodular, Waldorf Microwave XT, Emax2, S750, Korg MS20, MS50, SQ10, ARP Odyssey, Korg Monopoly, Yamaha FS1R, and others.

Parallel Worlds is the main project for the Greek musician Bakis Sirros. He has been active in the Greek electronic music scene since 1998 having performed at several concerts including E-PHOS electronic music festival in summer of 2001, Mad club, Club22 (2nd Summer in the city Festival), Music Day Festival 2006, Small Music Theatre and the Underworld Club. He is also involved with other muscians in collaborative work.

The music of Parallel Worlds is a combination of dreamy, atmospheric textures and pure analogue electronic rhythms and sequences, combining the feel of 70s electronic music with modern electronica and ambient music. Sirros uses huge analogue modular instruments and analogue step sequencers of the past and present combined with digital FM, virtual analogue synths and sampling. However he manages to elude the fate of many of his contemporaries in not falling into the trap of simply recycling the past. He creates a music that lives and breathes, imbued with his own personality and mannerisms. At one and the same time familiar and fresh. Steady, organic rhythmic structures are overlaid with deceptively simple melodies that remind one of some lost John Carpenter soundtrack. Influences include Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Robert Rich, Steve Roach, Pete Namlook, Jean Michel Jarre, Biosphere, Autechre, Plaid, Plone, Seefeel and other artists.

Review extracts:

Steve Law / Zen Paradox: "Anyone who likes the atmospheric side of Depeche Mode at their peak (Music for the Masses, Violator) simply must have a listen to this album. Also highly recommended to anyone into melancholy, melodic IDM."

E-dition Magazine: "...one might feel that there are some strange and quirky sounds scattered within the music, but there’s also a mellow side to it, which makes this music remarkable. This is also due to the stunning sound and production qualities, which makes the music stand out in its own way [...] one easily recognises some keen musicianship, and fans of Pete Namlook and of similar artists will surely appreciate it."

Bjorn Jeppesen / Nattefrost: "This 2nd album from the greek electronic musician is simply amazing. When I played it the first few times it reminded me a bit about some of the best Aphex Twin works, but I certainly think that Parallel Worlds is very original in his compositions as well. The sound on the album is very vintage sounding, but the music is more up to date or how can I describe it, it fits perfectly in my opinion [...] I really recommend this album to any serious EM fan." Rated 8 of 10.

Fernando Zarone: "This is one of the most interesting CDs I've enjoyed in the last months. Ethereal atmosphere, intriguing analogue sequences, fascinating synth textures, very introspective moods. Bakis is a sound wizard and his tracks are a stairway to dream!" Rated 5 of 5.

Richard Lawson: "I feel Bakis has successfully managed to produce a wholly original album which I thoroughly enjoyed from the first play. The Insight album has a great mix of industrial, ambient, moody and rhythmical tracks [...] Bakis proves his skills with analogue synthesis in his music." Rated 5 of 5.

CDServices: "Ten tracks that mix slow, languid electro-percussive beats and rhythms with a more ethereal brand of spacey synth backdrops, crossing paths that include ambient dub, melodic synth, sinuous techno and more."