[Dublin, Ireland. February 15th, 2010] -- This mix comes considerably fresh off the presses; behold the majestic,
spacious soundscapes of a heavily chordal techno of the finest caliber. For those of you savvy enough to have already picked up on Colin McKeown (The
Parallal), you'll know that he has already proven himself as a mighty musical powerhouse across just three releases. In his limited output so far, you'll find a great
depth and precision, energy, spirituality, and vibrance in his production style. Considering all of this, its unusual that he has put so little so far.
I suppose that this makes the following a calling card to prospective labels and technoaphiles alike through the following podcast of all original material.
What's the story behind The Parallel project? How did it come together and is there anything noteworthy behind the name
you chose for it?
I have always had a big interest in electronic music (techno / house) from an early age, so I
thought I'd start to make this kind of music and see how I got on. I'd started The Parallel at the end of 2005 and began putting
up tracks on Myspace to see what kind of reaction I'd get. It was then that I was confident enough to stick tracks up. The name
comes simply from me wanting "The" in the title. I just had to fill that space in and came up with "The Parallel"... as in a parallel
world, the parallels in good and evil, etc. I thought it sounded pretty cool as well :)
What did you grow up around and find yourself listening to?
At the age of around ten or eleven I discovered the more commercial side of techno and house in
the likes of Altern 8, The Prodigy, 808 State, Orbital... and began listening to the local radio station which was playing this music,
mainly on weekends. I got my hands on a lot of mix tapes and compilation CDs at that time as well which were more underground, so it
was great to hear both sides of the spectrum. I have had a very militant listening experience since then.
Could you name your top 5 more significant musical influences?
Top five would be Model 500, Steve Rachmad (Sterac / Parallel9), Laurent Garnier, Brian Eno and
Kraftwerk.
How important is the type of vibrant, spiritual techno that you have been producing to the community in which you are from?
I can't really say as I don't get to hear much feedback from the local community, but I hope it
makes some sort of impact to the listener and hope people give it a chance and properly give it a listen and get something from it.
I have received great feedback from the techno community in Dublin which I am very pleased about. It's always great to hear positive
feedback from people who are big into this type of sound. They would be the hardest critics to please. Makes producing the tracks
more worthwhile.
How do you think the world perceives "techno" nowadays, and do you find that for better or for worse?
I believe that when people think of techno nowadays they think of the "minimal sound," be it the
more commercial sound or the deeper tracks. They forget or neglect about the soulful / melodic sound. I think it gets drowned out
because there's so much hype and attention on the minimal side of things, but there's still a big following for the sound I have
grown up on, its always been here and will stay here till the word techno is not used anymore... whenever that will be... If
you're a true techno fan you should be interested in all styles.
What can we hope for from you as time progresses?
Hopefully, there will be a noticeable progression in the tracks I'm producing. I'm always trying
different ideas but will always want to keep it deep and melodic. There's no getting away from that.
Watch this space I suppose :)
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1. The Parallel - Neutrino
2. The Parallel - Untitled Track
3. The Parallel - Shiver
4. The Parallel - Odessy
5. The Parallel - Network Compiled
6. The Parallel - Blaze
7. The Parallel - Symmetrical
8. The Parallel - Outer Spaced
9. The Parallel - Beyond the Light
10. The Parallel - Nanotech
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