BnB Review: Dosem - Parallel

Written by Youri Jozee

Spanish musician Dosem turns to Technasia’s Sino label for the release of his new album Parallel, a highly intriguing piece of techno and electronica…

While his discography may be modest, Dosem’s releases thus far have managed to capture the heart and souls of a wide variety of both fans and DJs across the globe. It can hardly be called a surprise, given the man’s talent for producing very atmospheric and deep techno with soundscape-esque textures. Now, it would be an understatement to say that expectations are high when an album has been four years in the making, such as this one. And the concept behind its conception even raises the bar: Parallel is the result of Dosem’s lifelong passion for sci-films and the aim to translate these movies into sound, so to say. The result is a 2xCD album, with the first disc being a techno-driven affair, while the second engages into esoteric elecronica and ambient-styled track.

CD 1 serves up no less than 22 tracks, many of which are downright floorfillers despite their sometimes extremely melancholic vibe. Take Silent Drop for instance. Despite being fueled by a heavy techno beat, the melodramatic piano melody gives the track a somewhat desolate and ‘cold’ feel. Luckily, we do get to hear a batch of warmer cuts too, such as Esnite, lovely and very melodic Tannhauser Gate and of course Dosem’s biggest hit till date: Beach Kisses. At some points, Dosem tends to dwells a bit too long in interlude realms, but there’s always another great, well thought-out techno beat to wake us up.

Parallel CD1 : Dosem by Dosem

So far so good, now on the second disc. 146 kicks things off with a very impressive piece of subaquatic electronica, after which we encounter true walls of sound in the form of both spacey waves as experimental, semi-broken beat tracks. Again, we find ourselves listening to as series of stunning cuts, in which especially the more ‘orchestral’ cuts are a great listen. Distant Playground, Your Skin, and the nervous Vertex are just some of the best tracks on this disc, on which Dosem proves to know his way around chilled, pulsating electronica too.

Parallel CD2 : Sendo by Dosem

Our verdict:
Parallel is a rare case of an album on which quantity is equal to quality. The first disc is for the techno fanatic who likes his techno organic and thematic, while the second disc has become a very adventurous trip through utterly deep soundscapes and mysteriously rattling compositions with a cinematic approach. An unpolished gem, this album.

Standout tracks: Esnite, Tannhauser Gate, Distant Playground
Weak moments: some, but none worth mentioning

Rating: 8.2/10
Label: Sino
Release date: June 6^th, 2011

CD1 DOSEM
01. Look What You Did (Intro)
02. Silent Drop (Album Mix)
03. Dabasics
04. Diagonal
05. Analog (Interlude)
06. True Elements (Feat. Louder Bays)
07. Esnite
08. Tannhauser Gate
09. Same Process
10. Origins (Interlude)
11. 146
12. Beyond you
13. Beach Kisses (Album Mix)
14. Secret Place (Interlude)
15. Not afraid to jump
16. Costa Brava
17. Eclipse (Interlude)
18. Parallel Fate
19. Too much Cyberpunk
20. Broken Cities (Interlude)
21. Together
22. All that wasted love (Outro)

CD2 SENDO
01. 146
02. From Girona
03. Six Hours
04. After The Drop
05. Distant Playgrounds
06. Children Of Yesterday
07. Your Skin
08. Changes
09. I Will Let
10. Questions
11. Maulenia
12. Vertex
13. My Secret
14- Early Reflections
15- Hero

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