parallel worlds - far away light

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review of: parallel worlds - far away light
released 2005 on shima records uk


track 1 - lifecircles

very nice track, a great combination of
elaborated idm style percussion arrangements
and synthesized melodies.


track 2 - musique electronique part 1

kraftwerkish electro rhythms meet spacy
downbeat grooves. recommended for
spacenight-style parties and afterhours.


track 3 - musique electronique part 2

part 2 is darker, soundwise more intense
and somewhat rougher, but not as floating
as part 1. those soft strings on part 1
were replaced by a gated vocal-like pad
sound, making the track even darker.


track 4 - dreamstate

great track, a nicely floating arrangement
full of bleepy percussive sounds and well
selected tunes. one of my favorite tracks
on this album.


track 5 - borrowing time from god

a quite interesting track, which invites you
with a 4/4 beat in the beginning, then opening
a door to the other parallel world, where things
are thought up in a different way. cool.


track 6 - far away light

kind of a synthesized space ballad.
very interesting sound design and
arrangement. one of the most emotional
tracks on this album.


track 7 - soulgates

powerful analog sounds forming a
big cinematic landscape.


track 8 - misty journey

a very nice track, constantly progressing
in intensity, showing off the whole beauty
in the second half of the track.
great sound design once again.


track 9 - expectations

one of the heavier tracks, introducing a
vocoded voice and an overall dark atmosphere.


track 10 - fading memories

also a quite interesting track with a nice
structure, but can hardly catch my full
attention over the whole 16 minutes.
anyway it is still a good track with
a "cinematic" feel to it.


"far away light" is a very good album, fully
recommended for lovers of dark and moody
electronic music. somewhere between the lines of
idm, ambient and classic em, it delights with
a full set of interesting tunes beyond the
boundaries of pure berlin school em.