Free Nation (Ellen Allien edit) - (9:47)
123 BPM Free Nation (Thomas Muller edit) - (8:49) 123 BPM
Delta Zoo (Thomas Muller edit) - (6:32) 124 BPM
Delta Zoo (Ellen Allien edit) - (4:30) 124 BPM
Review: Berlin has by turns been a minimal, dubstep and purist haven over the past decade, but the latest release from Ellen Alien hints at something dingier. Taking inspiration from the low-slung rhythms and tape hiss of L.I.E.S, the Bpitch boss contsructs a grungy, acid-caked groove on her own edit of "Free Nation". It's a similar tale on "Delta Zoo", where violent bass licks lurch under grainy riffs and crackling percussion. If Alien's edits represent Berlin's seedy side, then Thomas Muller's versions of both tracks imagines a modernist veision of the German capital. Booming drums and dramatic claps fuel this approach, but the murmuring vocals suggest something untoward still simmers beneath the surface.
from $1.89BPC 282
07 Feb 14
Minimal/Tech House