Altvenger review on Wildlife by Parralox is now online
Special thanks to Marija Buljeta.
http://www.altvenger.com/parralox-aeronaut-album-and-wildlife-ep-limited-edition-review/
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I noticed that John from Parralox is very interactive with Parralox fans on social media. So I took a chance and reached out to him for an interview! I was so happy he said yes. I'd had so many questions swirling around my head about the history of the group. I hope you enjoy the interview. But most of all, I hope you support Parralox by legally downloading their music.
My questions are in bold. John's answers are in italic. Unfortunately, Blogger keeps changing my fonts around no matter how many times I change them and save them. Grrr! So if the fonts are wonky here, I apologize. Enjoy!
Hello John! I think I might have known who you were before Parralox. I’m not quite sure. Did you run a Human League fan website called Electronically Yours? I’ve been a Human League fan for ages. And when I saw your name, it seemed so familiar.
Close! I used the run “Hysteria” an unofficial Human League website. At the time it was the world’s biggest Human League site, especially after Barry Tomkinson’s “Dare” site closed and he kindly sent me his entire site to integrate into Hysteria. Later on, when Parralox was formed, we were greatly supported by an electronic / synthpop blog called “Electronically Yours” who championed synthpop bands. We owe a lot of our success to the synthpop blogs who supported us in those early days, including Electronically Yours, CyberAngels, Electropop (run by Ingo Moller!), Worrapolava and Popjustice.
In every review i always draw a comparison in this case i make no exception for this album,i here Jean Mitchell Jarre and some Enigma, in my opinion this is a compliment for this album.The reverbs and delays are totally 80’s sounding.Linn Drum, Fairlight CMI IIx, Jupiter 4, Halion,DX7, Moog Modular, System 1,DX100, MC202, Pro One, JX-8P, Jupiter 4, TR8, TB3, Jupiter 4 yes they are there all and they sound great.
Parralox: Atmosphärischer Electropopsound mit Soft Cell Anleihen
Die neue Parralox EP Aeronaut ist erschienen. Mit Aeronaut soll eine neue Ära für die elektronische Pop-Band aus Melbourne beginnen - vom Mastermind und Produzent John von Ahlen betreut.
‘Aeronaut’ ist eine dramatisches, pulsierendes Stück Elektropop. Der Song lässt erkennen, warum Parralox Erasure fasziniert haben und dann auch den Support beim Londoner Konzert der letztjährigen Erasure ‘The Violet Flame’-Tour machen sollten.
The band, led by producer John von Ahlen, has had an impressive career so far. Since 2008, they have released six successful albums and winning support and acclaim from an incredibly wide range of musical commentators covering MTV, Popjustice, Arjan Writes and Perez Hilton .. The music video for " Aeronaut "is a visual collaboration between the creative director John Ibrahim and John von Ahlen after working together on the video for "Eye In The Sky" critically acclaimed, a cover of the famous song "The Alan Parsons Project"Visit Javier's blog to read the original article >> http://javier-javierelectro.blogspot.fr/2015/04/parralox-aeronaut-limited-edition-ep-cd.html
Australia’s Parralox have been serving up slightly moody electro pop at an astonishing clip for six or seven years now, with a wealth of material and remixes to show for it. The title single from their fifth LP should serve as a solid enough introduction to anyone late to the party, where you’re as likely to hear motifs from recent greats like Marsheaux and the sorely missed Zeigeist as you are any 80s classics.Visit I Die, You Die to read the full article >> www.idieyoudie.com/2015/04/tracks-april-13th-2015/