MusicRiseParallels (Toronto, Canada)Dazed quiz the Canadian band combining retro 80s-esque female vocals with dark synthy-nessShareLink copied ✔️December 2, 2009MusicRiseTextDazed Digital Parrallels, whilst having a band-y sound have merged the boundaries of electronic music with songs having featured in mixes by France's shell-suit wearing Valerie Collective with their breed of high-pitched 80s vocals. Their computer beats and driving synths fit perfectly with their fluo-branded aesthetics and a dark aural atmosphere akin to those heavy in the West-coast blog electro of '06. WHAT'S... your description of your sound?Euphoric 19th century gothic played on keyboards. ... so special about you then?All: We can play instruments and sing at the same timeJoey: I grow hair in all the right places ... your tip for 2009?Holly: Find happiness in trivial thingsJoey: Spend as much money as you canCam: More real drums, less 808. ... the story behind your name?It is a neutral title, and we all have strange parallels. .... your worst vice?Holly: Staying up too late and missing out on morningsJoey: KittensCam: Fits of rage... your dream musical collaboration?Holly: ABBA and Michael JacksonJoey: Goblin and Toto Cam: Vangelis ... on your stereo?Spies by Roni Griffith, "Slowdance" by Jeremy Jay, "Fucked up Friends" by Tobacco, Fever Ray, Gino Soccio, Hounds of Hate....Best advice? Joey: "Big, big house and many, many bills for you"Holly: "Mo' money mo' problems"Cam: "To catch the big fish, you've got to go deep"... your secret?Joey: I am attached to a harness made from the special Nth metal that allows flight...Cam: I'm partially deaf. ... the one thing you'd kill for?Cam: The futureHolly: To have a ghost-friend.Joey: Justice ... your vision of the future?Holly: Spies.Cam: Killings. Joey: Victory. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’ InstagramIntroducing Instagram’s 2025 Rings winnersInside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl SweatshirtIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south London