Sexy, soothing female vocals over infectiously brutal drums. Delightful electro-ambience. This is Parallels, with an icy-new wave sound that is unrivaled.
With eerie charm, Parallels befalls the Roseland for a very free show with PDX’s dance all-stars Very International Love, rock/popsters Diamond Liars, and DJ-duo Rude Dudes on Wednesday, November 18th.
Parallels began when Cameron Findlay (drums/production) started recording demos during his time touring as the drummer for Crystal Castles in 2007-08. Joining up with Holly Dodson (vocals/keyboards) in Toronto, the pair wrote and recorded the single “Ultralight.”
http://www.vimeo.com/5794315Soon they were opening Glass Candy, after recruiting Joey Kehoe to play live synthesizers, and sharing bills with Broken Social Scene and Sebastien Tellier.
Deep bass, sinister-dark synths, live drums, and Dodson’s saccharine vox all combine miraculously with just enough disco to dance.
The group released their EP Ultralight a year ago and hope to release a full length album in January 2010.
Sharing the stage are the tall and small, electronic fidgeters Very International Love. With a glittering gold guitar and enough oomph to make your rump shake, their synth-rhythms have been declared a pandemic only cured by a shot of pure “Rapture.”
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Parallels
Very International Love
Diamond Liars
Rude Dudes
Peter’s Room at the Roseland Theater
FREE
9 PM
21+
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“Ottawa’s ska punks The Rude Dudes” aren’t playing, its Rude Dudes, the local DJ-duo that is Conrad Loebl and Solomon Burbridge.
Sorry, my bad. Got it right now. Thanks for the heads up.