Parallel Worlds & Dave Bessell - Dystopia (DiN56) on Bandcamp.
2018-09-13 by Bakis Sirros
Excited to announce that Dystopia (DiN56) by Parallel Worlds & Dave Bessell is now available on the DiN Bandcamp store as CD / Download.
All tracks composed, arranged and produced by Dave Bessell & Bakis Sirros between November 2015 and November 2017.
Bakis Sirros: ARP-2600, Doepfer A-100, Concussor, Eurorack modular (with Make Noise, Intellijel, Mutable Instruments, Waldorf, Cyndustries, Tiptop audio modules), Serge, Buchla, Blacet/Metalbox/CGS modulars, Oberheim Xpander, OB-Mx, Waldorf Microwave 1, Microwave XT, Roland System-100, Nord Modular, Yamaha FS1R, Emu EMAX II, and other sound modifiers, tape echo & software.
Dave Bessell: Macbeth M5n, Minimoog, Moog Sub37, Alesis A6, Vermona Perfourmer, MosLab System 32, Gibson Les Paul, Laney and Fender amps & Aum guitar.
https://din.org.uk/album/dystopia-din56
The names
of both Parallel Worlds and Dave Bessell should be very familiar by now
to followers of the DiN ambient electronica label. Bakis Sirros (aka
Parallel Worlds) has two solo albums, Obsessive Surrealism (DiN26),
Shade (DiN32) as well as collaborations with DiN label boss Ian Boddy on
Exit Strategy (DiN37) and most recently World Adapter (DiN48) with Self
Oscillate (Ingo Zobel). Bessell on the other hand has a single solo
album Black Horses Of The Sun (DiN47) as well as his contributions to
the two synth supergroup Node releases (Node 2 (DiN44) & Node Live
(DiN55)). Of course the duo have already collaborated before on their
2012 album, “Morphogenic” (DiN41) and “Dystopia” sees these two
musicians continue their sonic dialogue.
releases September 21, 2018
Track titles such as “Cipher”, “Mutagen” and “Devoid” as well as the
album title leaves one in no doubt that you are entering a dark and
foreboding sound world. Indeed Bessell quotes the infamous novel
“Neuromancer” by William Gibson as a major influence. Bakis Sirros as
ever weaves his intricate modular rhythms that seem to squirm and writhe
underneath vast slabs of analogue chords that rise and fall like
cities. Indeed the album is very dynamic with complex, almost classical
arrangements that constantly shift under ones feet. Amongst this Bessell
introduces some fleeting guitar work as well as
his adventurous analogue physical modelling sound design. Seeming to
inhabit a netherworld between dark electronica and progressive synth
these two musicians have once again created an album that just doesn’t
sound like anyone else out there. Join them for a unique sonic
adventure.
All tracks composed, arranged and produced by Dave Bessell & Bakis Sirros between November 2015 and November 2017.
Bakis Sirros: ARP-2600, Doepfer A-100, Concussor, Eurorack modular (with Make Noise, Intellijel, Mutable Instruments, Waldorf, Cyndustries, Tiptop audio modules), Serge, Buchla, Blacet/Metalbox/CGS modulars, Oberheim Xpander, OB-Mx, Waldorf Microwave 1, Microwave XT, Roland System-100, Nord Modular, Yamaha FS1R, Emu EMAX II, and other sound modifiers, tape echo & software.
Dave Bessell: Macbeth M5n, Minimoog, Moog Sub37, Alesis A6, Vermona Perfourmer, MosLab System 32, Gibson Les Paul, Laney and Fender amps & Aum guitar.