focused music news for week 12 : March 20 to 26 2011
March 21 – Out on Bpitch Control is Ellen Allien’s Dust Remixes. After digesting Dust for half a year now, the 13 track Dust Remixes is more then welcome to my ears. The remixes are top quality and pull the strong, memorable sounds out of each and every track. To warm you up a bit see the video below for “Sun The Rain” off Dust, which is remixed by Tim Hecker and is a bonus track by We Love on Dust Remixes.
Ellen Allien, owner of the label BPitch Control and fairy queen of Berlin’s rave music scene takes a different approach to techno music by releasing albums that are made to stand the test of time, each the condensed result of a completely different creative phase. Her newest album, Dust, follows with this tradition and is about the balance between nocturnal excesses and the packed diary of a Berlin lady who is manager of one of the world’s most illustrious electronic record labels, a fashion designer, producer, and DJ.
What is the concept behind your new album Dust?
Ellen Allien : Dust tells about my life, about both my day and night life. There are songs that talk about falling down and coming up again, “Sun the Rain”, or about how I feel after a long night on the way to the next gig, “You”, or about how I get to know someone special looking through the flashing disco lights at Panorama Bar, “Flashy Flashy”.
It’s been two years since your previous album Sool, I sense a change of direction, what would you say are the main differences between Sool and Dust? What influences have caused these differences?
EA : I produced Sool together with AGF and the main idea was to make it sound minimal. Whereas Dust has been produced together with Tobias Freund. We tried to find the right classical instruments in order to make it sound more homogeneous. The guitars are by Tom Krimi, the clarinet by Andreas Ernst, and percussions by Miguel Toro. The voice is mine and I wanted to make it sound very bright and clear.
The June/July issue is the tenth issue of Auxiliary, a magazine dedicated to alternative fashion, music, and lifestyle. This issue we have a several great interviews, including Ellen Allien, Amy Doan of Shrinkle and Sugarpill, RazorCandi, Polina Y of Drop Dead Festival, and Die of Enigma Fashions. The issue also contains a junk punk men’s fashion editorial, a primal beauty editorial, a modern meets romantic swimwear editorial, a feature on the mysterious art group AutospiA, and a review of The Nightmare on Elm Street remake. It also features DJ Razorgrrl sharing her current top tracks, a music article on film scores, and fashion by Playdead Cult, Futurstate, Rockin’ Bones, Too Fast Clothing, Gore Couture, Trashy Diva, Sick on Sin, Kiss Me Quick, Cherry Dewar, Reactor Rubber, and much much more.
You can download it HERE for free. Print copies are available HERE. Enjoy!
