
Number 61 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century20th CenturyJungle / Drum & Bass
Parallel Universe
1994 · jungle · ambient · drum and bass
Reinforced Records · RIVET LP 04
№ 61 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century
Jungle discovering strings and sci-fi; the genre growing up in public
On Parallel Universe, 4hero turn jungle away from the dancefloor and up toward strings, science fiction and longer forms. The breakbeat science remains intact while orchestral gestures keep widening the frame. Some sections lock beautifully; others strain under the scale of the idea. The joins are still audible. The reach exceeds the grasp, and the reach is what opened the doors.
№ 4 on The 10 Best Jungle and Drum & Bass Albums
Dego and Marc Mac putting orchestration over breakbeat a year before anyone thought it was allowed. Reinforced was already the most important label in the scene; this is where its ambitions arrived in full.
Also ranked
- Dancefloor
- № 138
- Influence
- № 48
- External poll
- № 231
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Tracklist
- A1Universal Love5:35
- A2No Imitation5:00
- A3Parallel Universe5:09
- B1Talk Around Town5:13
- B2Follow Your Heart 'Part One'4:52
- B3Wrinkles In Time6:00
- C1Terraforming4:53
- C2People Always Criticise Us5:44
- C3Follow Your Heart 'Part Two'5:09
- C4Shadow Run2:30
- D1Sunspots6:30
- D2Sounds From The Black Hole6:14
- D3Power To Move The Stars4:22
- D4Solar Emissions4:54