Ellen Allien - Dust (Album) [Bpitch Control]

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Posted by woscar on Apr-26-2010 22:46:

Ellen Allien - Dust (Album) [Bpitch Control]

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BPitch controller Ellen Allien has completed work on her fifth solo full-length album, Dust.

The DJ/producer has entered into the studio this time around with Tobias Freund, following previous collaborations with AGF, Apparat and Holger Zilske. The result, as Allien tells it, is a warmer and more immediate album than 2008's Sool. And in listening to previews from the album it certainly seems that way. The beats are upfront, the melodies easily discernible, Allien's voice loud and clear. But it's not all beeps and bleeps: Clarinet finds its way onto "My Tree" and a guitar loop guides "You." Like much of her work, Dust seems pitched halfway between the living room and the dance floor.

Tracklist
01. Our Utopie
02. Flashy Flashy
03. My Tree
04. Sun The Rain
05. Should We Go Home
06. Ever
07. You
08. Dream
09. Huibuh
10. Schlumi

BPitch Control will release Dust on May 17, 2010.

Posted by Glaniskanis on Apr-26-2010 23:02:

I like it, the album is pretty well balanced out. A bit short though, clocking in about 46mins. Overall a great job by Ellen

The tracks that stand out for me are Our Utopie, which is a great intro and I'm also totally loving Sun The Rain.

Posted by Seppuku on Apr-27-2010 15:40:

Ellen is pretty hit or miss for me, I do enjoy a few of her albums though. Interested in hearing this.

Posted by Kismet7 on May-20-2010 11:02:

ehhh...just heard the samples. Even if she did produce it entirely herself 1.5/5

Posted by bas on May-20-2010 15:11:

Nicolas Jaar's remix of Flashy Flashy is pretty awesome.

Posted by JPlay on May-20-2010 17:32:

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Originally posted by bas
Nicolas Jaar's remix of Flashy Flashy is pretty awesome.

where can i hear this?

Posted by bas on May-20-2010 18:29:

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Originally posted by JPlay
where can i hear this?

clicky

For some reason I thought it was actually on the album too, my bad

Posted by JPlay on May-20-2010 19:08:

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Originally posted by bas
clicky

For some reason I thought it was actually on the album too, my bad

i wish, but i hope to hear more remixes of her album. there are some tracks that can be made even more awesome by remixing.

Posted by TranceArmstrong on May-22-2010 02:34:

Didn't really like the 'Sool' album, sounds like I will like this one better from the samples. 'Dream' is cool, used it to intro a mix.

Posted by Morphology on May-22-2010 17:53:

My eyes locked onto Dream and I decided to check out the samples, and I really like Ellen Allien so my expectations were pretty high. I really like Dream, My Tree and Ever. The general quality is good too, so it's a strong album, especially if she's produced it all on her own, I guess.

Anyway, those three tracks alone make the album worth buying.

Posted by enydo on May-22-2010 18:11:

A couple of things sound interesting, but on the whole, I'm not really enthused by any of the samples.

Posted by Seppuku on May-22-2010 21:21:

Not a bad album.. some of these tracks are really cool (especially the ones with guitars and such) while others are kindof bleh. Can't stand that Nicolas Jaar remix.

Posted by idoru on May-22-2010 23:49:

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Originally posted by bas
Nicolas Jaar's remix of Flashy Flashy is pretty awesome.

Pretty much the only good thing to come out of this. Love what he did with it.