Berlin’s Ellen Allien is one of the hardest-working women in the electronic music scene (she DJ’s, runs her own record label, produces, and remixes). Recently, she came out with ‘Sool’, a brilliant album in the more ‘minimal’ vein.
With production help from fellow Berlinette and electronic musician, AGF, Allien delivers the goods and continues to push the envelope as well as solidifying herself as one of THE prominent techno producers out there today.
In contrast, here are two funky and melodic tracks from her highly-acclaimed album, ‘Orchestra of Bubbles’, which came out a couple years ago and was co-produced with another fellow Berliner, Apparat..
For quality techno and electronic music, check out Ellen Allien’s record label, Bpitch Control, and Apparat’s record label, Shitkatapult, which he runs with T. Raumschmiere.
Always on some ol’ next shit, L.A.’s Royal Rumble come off with a properly executed cover of iconic Post-Punk and New Wave band, Adam & the Ants’s ‘Stand and Deliver’. The Rumble’s RussInABox handles the vocals.
This cover is just one in a series of sixty (that’s right, 60!) new cover songs, served up free as part of Buffet Libre’s ‘Rewind 2′ project. Buffet Libre put the tracks up free last week and we’ve marinated in Buffet downloads ever since—Does this sound appetizing?: Dragonette covering ZZ Top. Frankmusik covering The Police, and Cryptonites remixing Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Those are just a tiny sample of the delectable tunes served up, right now, for free, at Buffet Libre. Go hungry. Dig in.
Royal Rumble also laced us up with something different—a mix in the minimal techno vein, although not in it’s purest form. Perhaps it’s faux minimal or “MnmLOL” as Royal Rumble have coined it.
Tracklist:
Guy Gerber & Chaim - MySpace
In Flagranti - Firmly Planted Memories
Guido Schneider & Andre Galluzzi - Albertina
Oliver Koletzki - Da Bleibt Er Ganz Cool
Guy J - Under Pressure
Oliver Huntemann - Real Love feat. Michael Skelton
Van Kaye & Ignit was a minimal wave trio formed circa 1980 in Holland. Van Kaye previously had performed in the Monomen in 1977 but began working with the new instruments that were invading the scene around the time called ’synthesizers’. He was joined by Ignit Van Kasteren and they recorded their debut ‘A Slight Delay’ which was released on cassette on their own label ‘Ding Dong Discs’. Later they were joined by another ex- Monomen member, Wizzkopf.
The style on ‘Negroes in New York’ is a style many bands today try to emulate.
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Today for New Wave Tuesday we have minimal-electro-synth gem Mary Moor’s ‘Pretty Day’. Sparse beats, macabre lyrics sprinkled with electronic accents. ADULT.’s ancestor? Pretty Day is not your traditional 80’s pop, new wave but it came out during the era where anything that used a synth was labeled as such. This single was produced in 1983 by Guillaume Loizillon & computer enthusiast Claude Micheli. These guys were using Casio tones & laser blips before most of today’s electro artist were in diapers.
The extremely rare 7″ of this track goes for 100 dollars & up on vinyl collector sites. Fortunately you can buy it on a newly released comp called ‘BIPPP - FRENCH SYNTH WAVE 1979/85‘. The comp is filled with hits that are underground like diamonds & stuff. Don’t sleep.
