''Parallel'' is a compilation album by the
intelligent dance music
Intelligent dance music (commonly abbreviated as IDM) is a style of electronic music originating in the early 1990s, defined by idiosyncratic experimentation rather than specific genre constraints.''"…the label 'IDM' (for avant-garde, 'intel ...
artists Ken Downie, Ed Handley and Andy Turner, aka
The Black Dog.
[ It was released in 1995 on double vinyl and CD. The album compiles three EPs released on the GPR label in 1991 and 1992.
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Critical reception
AllMusic
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wrote that there's "some quality material, but without the integrated feel of their other full-length works."BBC Music
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called ''Parallel'' a "landmark," writing that the remastered title track included on the ''Book of Dogma'' collection "is blinding as ... layers of light and reflective sound form an expansive multi-tonality."
Track listing
# "Parallel" - 5:02
# "Squelch" - 4:54
# "Erb" - 5:00
# "Glossolalia" - 4:54
# "Hub" - 4:10
# "Vanttool" - 6:42
# "Aural Wallpaper" - 3:48
# "Rainbow Bridge" - 4:08
# "Virtual Hmmm ..." - 4:37
# "VIR²L" - 4:38
Tracks 1 - 4: originally released as ''Parallel EP'' in 1991 (GenP(X)2)
Tracks 5 - 8: originally released as ''Vanttool EP'' in 1992 (GenP(X)9)
Tracks 9 - 10: originally released as ''VIR²L EP'' in 1992 (GenP(X)3)
Composed and produced by Ken Downie, Ed Handley and Andy Turner
References
External links
''Parallel''
at discogs.com
1995 albums
The Black Dog (band) albums
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