― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― fandango (fandango), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 20:32 (nineteen years ago) link
brilliantly otm.
Ronan, how do you find Thrills more IDM-y than Berlinette? It seems like a much more straightforwardly dance album to me, whereas Berlinette veered from maximalist bangers to glitchy experiments which could never have been meant for the dancefloor (or, fandango otm).
― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 21:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Thursday, 7 April 2005 00:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― jergins (jergins), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 02:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― supertwerp (supertwerp), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 06:41 (nineteen years ago) link
http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1TTA49BNJK1XP2QJEUHCQ4Z8TH
― jergins (jergins), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 00:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― supertwerp (supertwerp), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 06:46 (eighteen years ago) link
Has anyone (non-promo/press/DJ people) been able to get the single yet? I'm not sure if it isn't really out, or just sold out right now. Some of the catalouge is. Frustrating because I was going to order a few other 12"s at the same time (don't know if it makes any difference to the postage cost).
obligatory mailout with small bit of news
OUT NOW ELLEN ALLIEN – „MAGMA“ (BPC 105)NEW SINGLE INCL. REMIXES BY THE MFA & MODESELEKTOR
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
COMING SOONELLEN ALLIEN – „THRILLS“ (BPC106LP/CD) NEW ALBUM INCL. BONUS VIDEO „DOWN“
„THRILLS“ RECORD RELEASE PARTY IN ASSOCIATION WITH DESIGNMAI-YOUNGSTERS
ELLEN ALLIEN JENNIFER CARDINI THE MFA (LIVE)LIKE A TIM (LIVE)MDSLKTR DJ TEAM
MAY 15TH 2005, 11PM
WMF @ KUNSTFABRIKAM FLUTGRABEN 312435 BERLIN
ELLEN ALLIEN / THRILLS TOUR
APRIL 22ND 2005 / GB / LONDON / THE POKEAPRIL 23RD 2005 / GB / CAMBER SANDS / ALL TOMORROW PARTIESAPRIL 29TH 2005 / DE / REGENSBURG / SUITE 15APRIL 30TH / CH / GENEVA / WEETAMIX
MAY 7TH 2005 / ES / FRAGA / FLORIDA 135MAY 13TH 2005 / DE / STUTTGART / M1MAY 14TH 2005 / NL / EINDHOVEN / DE STRIJP / ELECTRONOVAMAY 15TH 2005 / DE / BERLIN / WMF @ KUNSTFABRIKMAY 20TH 2005 / FR / AIX EN PROVENCE / CLUB 88MAY 21ST 2005 / FR / NANTES / OLYMPICMAY 25TH 2005 / DE / NUERNBERG / HIRSCHMAY 27TH 2005 / IT / TURIN / BEACHCLUB / XPLOSIVAMAY 28 TH 2005 / FR / PARIS / REX
JUNE 3RD 2005 / CH / ZÜRICH / TONHALLEJUNE 4TH 2005 / GB / LONDON / KOKO / EAT YOUR OWN EARSJUNE 18TH 2005 / ES / BARCELONA / SONARJUNE 23RD 2005 / DE / MÜNCHEN / HARRY KLEINJUNE 24TH 2005 / GB / GLASTONBURY / FESTIVAL (fuck fuck no ticket fuck fucks).
― fandango (fandango), Thursday, 28 April 2005 11:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Thursday, 28 April 2005 18:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― rizzx (rizzx), Thursday, 28 April 2005 19:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 2 May 2005 15:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― blackmail.is.my.life (blackmail.is.my.life), Monday, 2 May 2005 15:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Monday, 2 May 2005 15:56 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm assuming that's what blackmail.is.my.life is listening to?
― fandango (fandango), Monday, 2 May 2005 16:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― blackmail.is.my.life (blackmail.is.my.life), Monday, 2 May 2005 16:28 (eighteen years ago) link
I was fairly tempted to fork out for one that got offered on ebay recently... but the thought of it having copy-bleeps on, and possibly not having the vid make me not bother. That and it's not SO long to wait now for a real copy.
― fandango (fandango), Monday, 2 May 2005 16:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 2 May 2005 22:23 (eighteen years ago) link
i listened to this on a brief walk and have to say that it's a lot of fun. i'm guessing something will happen with this and a few other things at the stypod in the near future.
― blackmail.is.my.life (blackmail.is.my.life), Monday, 2 May 2005 23:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― manuel (manuel), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 02:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Telephonething, Tuesday, 3 May 2005 03:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― JoB (JoB), Friday, 6 May 2005 19:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Friday, 6 May 2005 19:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 6 May 2005 19:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Friday, 6 May 2005 19:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― rizzx (rizzx), Friday, 6 May 2005 21:20 (eighteen years ago) link
xpost - which German techno albums is Berlinette blander than? (or, request for suggestions plz) Genuinely curious. It hooked me from the word go for literally months and well, I like it and rate it more than I want to say (out of fear of ridicule mostly). I'll see how I feel about it in five years time :-)
xxpost - don't sleep on Stadtkind, all her mix cd's are pretty exceptional, weiss.mix maybe having a slight over the others for badass-ness.
― fandango (fandango), Friday, 6 May 2005 21:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Friday, 6 May 2005 22:07 (eighteen years ago) link
second thoughts: "a million other German techno albums" maybe only like 10-20 suggestions! I seem to buy a few already and a million would surely bankrupt me for good ;-)
― fandango (fandango), Friday, 6 May 2005 22:08 (eighteen years ago) link
OK, I exaggerated a bit :) ... but I thought that "Berlinette" tried to cover "minimalism" + "playful melodies", much in the same vein as The Modernist (actually, like most of Jorg Burger's work), Jurgen Paape, and Salz. "Berlinette" is half of a good album but it just didn't hook me for 50 minutes.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 7 May 2005 00:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― fandango (fandango), Saturday, 7 May 2005 00:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Saturday, 7 May 2005 01:01 (eighteen years ago) link
*eyes cheapish Modernist album suspiciously* I do NOT need more German electronic music this month >_< This stuff is like crack.
― fandango (fandango), Saturday, 7 May 2005 01:10 (eighteen years ago) link
Also a free CD ... but it's boring as hell, despite a trendy label selection [wave music, rz, get physical, kailash, traum, mood music, mental groove, 2020 vision, sexonwax, more music, superfred].
― fandango (fandango), Monday, 6 June 2005 18:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― fandango (fandango), Monday, 6 June 2005 19:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― jergins (jergins), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― the Stanmore signal (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:25 (eighteen years ago) link
I think "Thrills" is a natural progression from "Berlinette" - it still combines that melodic electro-pop sensibility with the German house dance aesthetic.
― o. nate (onate), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:25 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm warming up to Thrills, but it doesn't have the vital element that Berlinette has. I am coming back to it quite often, so I'm hoping it's a slow grower.
― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:37 (eighteen years ago) link
Although, I don't feel the same way myself. It was worthwhile reading. But I'm hardly surprised they haven't found much to like in her latest direction *at all* (come on, it's Pitchfork! They love real songs & real music & 'meaning' and above all boring-as-fuck indie rockers 4eva
― fandango (fandango), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:39 (eighteen years ago) link
... It is something of a shame when the previous Allien reviews have been excellent. I'm wondering if Stylus is waiting till the US release (but they gave 'Berlinette' only faint praise if I recall).
I'll admit that this, and the Isolée review earlier this week were the motivation for my comments here - Pitchfork: Classic or Dud?
I'm almost tempted to start a MU v.s Ellen Allien thread sometimes, the comparison comes up so often I even ended up getting a copy of Afro Finger & Gel (and getting burned! sorry, they're entertaining at best, over-wacky & close to dull at the worst, but at no point 'riotous' as I had been sorely misled to believe).
― fandango (fandango), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:40 (eighteen years ago) link
Yes, he makes it pretty clear why he didn't like it as much as Berlinette, but his reasons seem pretty wrong-headed: like not liking a chocolate cake because it's not cherry pie. I hate to bring up the dreaded "r" word (hint: it ends in -ism) but that comes through pretty loud & clear in that review.
― o. nate (onate), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:49 (eighteen years ago) link
Anyway the guy sounds like an idiot writing stuff like this:
"..the fabulously titled 'Ghost Train', which I would respect on name alone..."
― o. nate (onate), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:51 (eighteen years ago) link