Parallel Worlds use mostly Hardware machines. Mainly huge Analogue Modular systems and Analogue Step Sequencers of the past and present combined with digital FM and virtual analogue synths and sampling.
Parallel Worlds are the main project of Bakis Sirros(with some ocassional collaborators). They were originaly born in 1994, but only after 1998 they started to be a part of the active greek electronic music scene.
In parallel, Bakis Sirros is the moderator of the Doepfer A100 modular users group helping, in an important way, the progress of the tools for experimental electronic music in the 21st century. He has also done some extensive sound design work, as well as a Sample CD, for the well-known UK analogue modular synthesizer company Analogue Systems.
During these last 6 years, Parallel Worlds have played live also, participating in the E-PHOS electronic music festival in summer of 2001, Mad club, Club22, Music day festival 2006, Small Music Theatre, Synch Festival 2008 and in some other greek venues.
Recently, Bakis Sirros has also started a new IDM/electronica project called Interconnected with Ingo Zobel (of DRON , Signalform , Self Oscillate , Datasette) and also a new Ambient / experimental project called Memory Geist with Steve Law (of Zen Paradox , Starseed Transmission, Guild Of Fire, etc.)
You can buy Parallel Worlds cd albums, on the Web, here:
www.din.org.uk/shop.html
www.cue-records.de/english.html
www.groove.nl
www.cdbaby.com
www.shimarecords.co.uk
The New Album is NOW Available to BUY from the DiN store ($18.00 including worldwide postage) HERE
The New CD Album is Already Available in www.groove.nl, HERE
and in CUE-Records, HERE
Greek Record shops that stock our new CD album:
Vinyl Microstore, Didotou 34, Athens (www.popart.gr)
Discobole Records, Harilaou Trikoupi 17, Athens (www.discobole.gr)
Dark Side, Emm. Benaki 57, Athens
IT Record Shop, Patision 128, SOTO Center, Athens (www.itathens.com)
Dark Cell Records, Themistokleous 84, Athens
A Strange Attractor, Solomou 14, Athens
(plus, in many CD Stores Worldwide...)
First reactions about the new cd album from Synth Music Direct (www.synthmusicdirect.com) :
"Parallel Worlds / Obsessive Surrealism: An amazingly inventive rhythmic / melodic release that sounds quite like nothing I have heard before but is so listenable without any of the too 'difficult' moments that often comes with such inventive releases. This is probably the best release on the DiN label so far. Deserves to be huge."
you can buy Parallel Worlds FLAC's (lossless format files!) and MP3's here:
http://www.musiczeit.com
You can buy Parallel Worlds MP3's here:
www.apple.com/itunes/
http://musicstore.connect.com/
http://music.msn.com/
http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/
(and many other Digital Downloads sites)
Discography:
Albums:
Existence (CD)(2003) Rubber Recordings.
Insight (CD)(2004) Shima Records.
Far Away Light (CD)(2005) Shima Records.
Obsessive Surrealism (CD)(2007) DiN.
Compilations:
Cool, Calm And Collected (2xCD) "Black hole Shaped Heart" (2000) Rubber Recordings.
Deep Tones 01 (CD)(2003) "Logic" Rubber Recordings.
Loopsmooth.Chapter.One - Once Upon A Time (CD)(2003) "Optimistic" Loopsnoo Records.
Rock and Roll Music magazine cover CD, September 2004 issue(CD)"Never Again"(2004).
Chrysalid:Musicians For Katrina Relief compilation (2xCD)(2005) "Holding On"
Special CD Sampler E-Dition 7 (CD)(2005) "Detailed Matter"
Special CD Sampler E-Dition 9 (CD)(2005) "Night Wind", "Summer Wonders"
Special CD Sampler E-Dition 10 (CD)(2005) "Dreamstate", "Soulgates"
Schwingungen Auf CD 11/2005 (CD)(2005) "Fading Memories"
Schwingungen Auf CD 3/2006 (CD)(2006) "Time"
Schwingungen Auf CD 7/2006 (CD)(2006) "Detailed Matter"
Believe in Sound (SONIK Magazine October 2006 issue cover cd) (CD)(2006) "Expectations"
Schwingungen Auf CD 4/2007 (CD)(2007) "Beneath Fear"
Ikude (CD)(2007) "Purple Skyline" Shima Records.
Muzine 03 - White Mood (Muzine February 2008 Issue cover cd) (CD)(2008) "Increasing Complexity"
All comments about our music are always welcome!
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