Album Notes

Parallel Worlds music is a combination of dreamy/atmospheric textures with pure analogue electronic rhythms and sequences, combining the feel of 70s electronic music with modern electronica and ambient music. For Parallel Worlds, melody is essential, but most important is emotional context. Bakis' tracks try to reach to the listener's heart and mind. Influences all these years have been the music of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Robert Rich, Steve Roach, Pete Namlook, J-M Jarre, Biosphere, Autechre, Plaid, Plone, Seefeel and other experimental artists. Parallel Worlds use huge Analogue Modulars 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 colaborators). They were originaly born in 1994, but only after 1998 they started to be a part of the active greek electronic music scene. Parallel Worlds, so far, have participated with a track in an electronic music compilation in the greek label RUBBER RECORDINGS called "Cool,calm and collected" and in the LOOPSNOO RECORDS ambient compilation "Loopsmooth chapter one". In 2003, they participated in the new cd compilation from RUBBER RECORDINGS called "Deep Tones 01". In the end of 2003, the debut Parallel Worlds album called "Existence" was released and in the start of 2004 the second Parallel Worlds album has been released by SHIMA RECORDS called "Insight". (also, look out for the third full-length Parallel Worlds album out in October 2004 from SHIMA RECORDS.) Bakis Sirros is also an artist in the new UK label WARD12 with a participation of two tracks in their upcoming cd compilation, under the project name POLARITON. 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. During these last 4 years, Parallel Worlds have played live also, participating in the E-PHOS electronic music festival in summer of 2001, and in some other greek venues. You can download more Parallel Worlds songs completely FREE at: http://www.shimarecords.co.uk/frames/downloads/downloads.html