9.8/10 | 01. Extrawelt - Titelheld (8:05) [Cocoon Recordings]
9.6/10 | 02. Extrawelt - Titelheld (FSK 18) (6:05) [Cocoon Recordings]
*8.5/10 | 03. Extrawelt - Stammgast (5:38) [Cocoon Recordings]

"For starters, I have to mention that I could so easily go the route of saying "OMFG!!! T00N!!!" right now, but of course I am not going to give into that impulse. Instead, the following is my attempt to convey an intellectual, critical yet very positive opinion about this amazing music release through a moderately expansive review:

The amazing Extrawelt is an electronic group made up of the very talented Arne Schaffhausen & Wayan Raabe (their artist site is (www.midimiliz.com)). They now have 6 original productions and 2 remixes in their production profile, but many would say that in the competitive and vast electronic music world, this may not be enough material for the duo to merit a lot of credit, respect and reverence from listeners, producers and DJs alike. Nevertheless, despite the impulse to be skeptical, the music they have produced so far has impressed everyone from my little 8 year old brother to some of the most prolific DJs in the world (i.e. Sasha, John Digweed). Their debut EP, , was released on James Holden's own Border Community (a man of true musical genius) and included the widely and largely acclaimed tracks, "Soopertrack" and "Zu Fuss". Although their latest EP, "Titelheld", is not signed onto Mr. Holden's record label, he is most definitely the tracks' biggest promoter. In turn, many feel, including me, that if James Holden loves a track this much, it simply has to be amazing. I first heard "Titelheld" (formerly known as "Kaputt") in a live set James played at The Loft Club on February 18th of this year. This is a track that has been one of most talked about and loved of the many in the eclectic DJ's array, of course possibly second only to the master's own new untitled beauty, mysteriously known only as "that Nintendo track"...."

Full review is here: http://www.progressive-sounds.com/Music-Reviews/Extrawelt-Titelheld.asp

Last edited by Generation X on Aug-04-2006 at 01:41