Title: Circo Divino
Artist: Alio Die & Parallel Worlds
Genre: Ambient / Avantgarde
Release Date: 7th April 2010
Label: Hic Sunt Leones
Album Review
Before 'Shades' landed on my table last year to review, the name PARALLEL WORLDS didn't sound any bells, but the album indeed was a spectacular work and I decided to keep an eye out for Bakis Sirros's. 2010 brings a collaborative effort between Bakis Sirros of PARALLEL WORLDS and Stefan Muso aka ALIO DIE with the name 'Circo Divino'.
Everything's set in motion with 'Lost Fractales', kind of spiralling into eternity from a ground that's being filled with a liquid, surging, amorphous sonic entity, creating an ever evolving carpet of sound. Mystical vocal harmonies just as blissful acoustic notions belong to this universe. The title track follows right up, introduced by a smooth transition from the opener, and the farther you're walking into this imaginative world, the more you see its repertoire of shimmering colours, passing you like schemes that only remain present for a spell while others keep you company for as long as the song lasts. Whereas song isn't the correct word to describe the pieces! The only similarity is they've got a more or less perceptible beginning and end. 'Nuvole di Palissandro' is akin a trip through an ice cave; its glittering beauty timeless and the stunning atmospheres taking your breath away.
'Electrostatic Forest' has its name for a reason; you'll understand the moment you've reached the 1 Min mark. A million sparks crowd this place which could be the world far beneath the elevated circus tent we can see on the front cover- A living, breathing world captured in sound and with a good 5 minutes the closest thing to a normal song on the record. The journey then ends within the dense arms of 'Slide of Grace', falling a little short of delivering a proper ending for an otherwise impressive collaboration of two artists.
Tracklist
01. Lost Fractales - 10:28
02. Circo Divino - 10:09
03. Nuvole di Palissandro - 9:12
04. Sorinel - 8:29
05. Electrostatic Forest - 5:15
06. Slide of Grace - 10:13
Line-Up
Stefan Musso
Bakis Sirros
Website
http://www.myspace.com/auraseminalis / http://www.myspace.com/parallelworldsmusic
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 8
Sound: 8
Extras: -
Total: 8 / 10
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