Customer Reviews

Parallel Life

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i have been searching for what i like to call "perfect music"...i've been looking for years, and have indeed found some excellent music along the way {Sigur Ros, Air, Portishead, Aphex Twin, Cure, Morcheeba...the list does go on for quite a while}...but i think i may have actually found what i've been searching for all these years: enter The Starseeds.

i have heard a little about the Starseeds, but mostly my information came from simple research on Amazon, and other music related sites. well, i made the purchase of the "Parallel Life" release and i am now lost in pure listening heaven. this is music of the most chilled...the most mellow...the most groove induced vibe you will ever hear.

yeah, it's electronic, it's trip-hop, it's downbeat, it's got ambient undertones, and infectious, gliding vocals. it is what i have been searching for: the perfect music.

two people involved here too...master programmer...master vocalist. every song is fantastic! the quality of the production is wonderful, and the musicianship on each individual song is molded out of pure audio-craftsmanship.

i'm tellin you...this album is entitled "Parallel Life" for a reason...these sounds are from our alternate being...our "Parallel Life" one could say.

lush soundscapes, held together by thick grooving bass lines...infectious beats floating upon a sea of ambient tones and waves...space lounge flares and pulses dissolving into infinity...intoxicating vocals floating through time. it is what i have been searching for, all of these years: the "perfect music": enter The Starseeds...

This music, especially "a parallel life" and "behind the sun" are exceptional examples of esoteric music that allows one to really transcend the limitations of this tough reality. They create surreal mental imagery that is superior and I have been listening to Space and ambient music for over 30 years. A rare and unique addition to any serious music lover's collection that involves celestial sounds and euphoric beats.

I don't feel like I can elaborate much more on what has already been said by almost every other reviewer here, except that Parallel Life is a manifestation of utter musical perfection. If you listen carefully, you will hear sounds you never caught the previous time around, the previous one before that, etc, etc. The highly dreamy, complex rhythms and soundscapes coupled with Regina's breathy, unearthy vocals will transport its listener to a faraway galaxy in the midst of unfathomable glory and awe. The music is so spacey and cosmic, yet utterly warm and sensual - a highly unique effect that no other artist can create. While the album is now scarce, buying it used here is worth every penny, as is purchasing the (currently) in print double-cd version which contains their brilliant follow-up album along with it. In a nutshell: Words like "beautiful" do not even come close to doing this album descriptive justice by a lightyears distance.

The music is unusual, the vocals are etherial, the beat is exotic. As a former musician, I wish I could have come up with it - a genre of its own. I agree with the prior review. Buy it.

I have to say the other reviewers hit the nail on the head. This is a great CD. It's worth the price just for the 3rd song alone! Timequakes is an unbelievable composition. The rest of the album is just as good. Get "Parallel Life" while you can!

This CD is the bomb! It is an atmospheric textural cd, that's downtempo witha twist. The female vocals send you to the heavens!!! All of the songs are good and this is a great cd to listen to over and over again. There's also 2 starseeds songs on the compilation Feed Your Head 3. Enjoy!

I listened to the 30 second clips on-line and decided to buy this CD. It is without a doubt the best Album I have heard in a long time. Fun, soft vocals back the trip hop and not overly done beat (without the obnoxius drum and bass). Buy it!

this cd is ahead of it's time. everyone always wants to know who it is when i play it and i mean everyone; from every age from every walk of life. this one speaks to all. truly one to always have on hand, pleases every ear and tickles every bone.

This album is in my top 5 for relaxing sounds. Its the type of album they had in mind when coining the phrase "music tames the savage soul". Rich, abstract at times and never intrusive = perfect chill out music.

I love the woman whispering Sonne Mond Und Sterne. Highly recommended even at the slightly higher than average used price.

This group bridges the gap between Bjork's spacey electronica lullabyes, and the Cocteau Twins angelic arias. The background music is densely electronic, liquid and environmental, not unlike Future Sound of London's masterpiece, Lifeforms. The chanteuse alters dreamy, stream-of-conscious spoken word with soaring wordless vocal flights. At times the pieces rise to the loveliness of late-period Cocteaus, but for the most part hovers as intriguing ambient chill-out tunes