Pop 2024
A compilation of ten tracks to reflect my year in Pop music.
A compilation of ten tracks to reflect my year in Pop music.
Although Ellen Allien's last album was 2020's AurAA she's still been releasing the odd compilation track and EP. Here's a playlist of eight, kicking off with my fav from AurAA, Walking In The Dark.
Tracklist:
The Art of DJing: Ellen Allien - nice interview with Andrew Ryce for Resident Advisor
Noted, 07 Apr 2024, 16:11Beatportal provide a decent history of Ellen Allien's excellent BPitch label.
Noted, 06 Mar 2024, 13:27Most ambitious release from the French Techno producer yet
The third track from the reluctant Pop-mistress Rosa Anschütz, taken from forthcoming album Goldener Strom, out on 27th May via Ellen Allien's BPitch label.
Six Tracks #16 - featuring mayo, Ellen Allien, Vicious Pink, Silicon Scally, Whatever The Weather and Eathen Sea.
Noted, 15 Feb 2022, 09:20Ellen Allien, Posthuman, Ashley Beedle, Alan Fitzpatrick and more divulge the secrets to organising their music collections
Noted, 09 Mar 2021, 08:08Plenty of gold in this Spotify collection of Ellen Allien's track IDs.
Noted, 11 Oct 2020, 15:15Maintaining the quality of her last album Alientronic Allien has delivered her third album in three years with AurAA, a bijou collection where every track is simply top-drawer. Walking In The Dark is my highlight.
On Sat 08 Aug 2020 we listened to: Darkstar, Nathan Micay, Seahawks, Pink Shabab, Cyan85, Young Marco, Ellen Allien, Audiokern, Xenia Beliayeva, Fat Freddy's Drop, Pretty Titty, AC Acoustics, Oliver Koletzki, Sinéad O'Connor, Caribou, Bamao Yendé & Le Diouck, Grandaddy, Throwing Muses, GusGus, Status Quo, Dj Richard, The Faint, Ghosting Season and Robert Plant
On Thu 06 Aug 2020 we listened to: Cyan85, Luke Vibert, Darkstar, Robert Haigh, Biosphere, Naone & S.O.N.S, Ellen Allien, Plant43, Ascendant Vierge, Wave Temples, Huntleys + Palmers, Kutiman, decha, Silvia Tarozzi, jPattersson, Disclosure, Shan, Nocow, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, Pinch, Bas Grossfeldt and Reptant
On Wed 05 Aug 2020 we listened to: Silvia Tarozzi, Darkstar, Biosphere, Cyan85, Wu Cloud, Ellen Allien, IN VERRUF, Dylan Henner, Bas Grossfeldt, Romare, soft boi, Shan, Sociedades En Tetra Brik, decha, Plant43, Pinch, Sirkut Son, Chicken Lips, DJ VARSOVIE, naone, Nocow, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, Disclosure, jPattersson, Shinichi Atobe, Bing & Ruth, Kutiman, Reptant, Future Beat Alliance and Fairmont
On Sat 01 Aug 2020 we listened to: Darkstar, Alice Cooper, Djoser, Ellen Allien, Rival Consoles, discusster, Mc Yallah & Eomac, Lone x KETTAMA, jPattersson, Huntleys + Palmers, Dam Voyage, Mana, Paul Seul and Sw.
On Thu 30 Jul 2020 we listened to: Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Darkstar, Cyan85, Ellen Allien, Rival Consoles, Audiokern, Naone & S.O.N.S, Forest Robots, Iván Muela, soft boi, DJ VARSOVIE and Snowdrops
On Fri 26 Jun 2020 we listened to: Wu Cloud, Emika, Alva Noto, Too Smooth Christ, Skee Mask, Arad, Psalm Trees, Bella Boo, Amnfx, Hajj, Tech Level 2, Stillhead, ТПСБ, Dub Syndicate, Espinoza Espinoza, The Field, Mudhoney, Foghorn, Let's Go Outside, Architectural, Brassy, Ben Klock, A Sagittariun, Tiga, 18th Dye, Anthony Rother, PJ Harvey, Malana, Gui Boratto, Asymetrik, nkisi, Wings, Ween, Röyksopp, Kiki Hitomi, James Holden, Seb Wildblood, Elliott Smith, Actress, Dawn Of The Replicants, The Magnetic Fields, Aldous RH, Sebadoh, Pixies, Ellen Allien, Grimes, Suzanne Vega, Killing Joke and TR/ST
On Thu 25 Jun 2020 we listened to: ZOPELAR, Kelpe, Geotic, Skee Mask, Too Smooth Christ, Bella Boo, Mule Driver, DJ Deeon, oqbqbo & Scandinavian Star, Aaron Martin, Cindy, The Stranglers, Grimes, Pixies, Ellen Allien, ・ ・-・ ・- ・・・ ・ -・・, Tortoise, The Field, Killing Joke, TR/ST, Men With Secrets, Monster Magnet, Solex, Dawn Of The Replicants, Salaryman, Aldous RH, The Cure, Legowelt, Kiki Hitomi, Archers of Loaf, James Holden, 18th Dye, Moderat, borusiade, a-ha, Rhys Fulber, Let's Go Outside, Mudhoney, Brassy, Benoit B, Soundgarden, Aldrich, Andrea Doria, DJ Shadow, Renegade Soundwave, Led Zeppelin, Espinoza Espinoza, Capricorn, Actress, Kraftwerk, Red Snapper, Skream and Jadac
On Tue 23 Jun 2020 we listened to: Croatian Amor, Skee Mask, Alva Noto, Too Smooth Christ, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Espinoza Espinoza, Ellen Allien, Andrew Tasselmyer & anthéne, Milo Korbenski, Silvia Tarozzi, Cindy, Ben Klock, Wave Corners, Falle Nioke & Ghost Culture, Mule Driver, Fu Kaisha, Bélver Yin and oqbqbo & Scandinavian Star
On Fri 19 Jun 2020 we listened to: Helena Hauff, Robert Haigh, G-Prod, Extrawelt, oqbqbo & Scandinavian Star, Killing Joke, Grimes, 18th Dye, Joyrider, Floating Points, Playgroup, Portishead, ROSA ANSCHÜTZ // KOBOSIL, Dub Syndicate, The Glory Strummers, Cowboy Junkies, Pixies, King Cannibal, Stony Sleep, Raf Daddy, Ellen Allien, Sasha, Rosa Anschütz, Sierra, Frank Black, Sportique, James Holden, Dawn Of The Replicants, The Hitchers, Rage Against the Machine, Ash, Let's Go Outside, Acid Test / Avenue 66, June, Runaways UK, Stillhead, Tortoise, Minimal Violence, The Fall, Solex, Flyscreen, The Field, Mudhoney, Michael Mayer, Richard Sadface, 3 Colours Red, Brassy, Twitch and Cable
On Wed 17 Jun 2020 we listened to: TMPLT, upsammy, Shahin Souri, Croatian Amor, Nicolas Bougaïeff, Arad, Jan Wagner, Rival Consoles, Hajj, Between Sleeps, Esau, White Poppy, Dream Tiger, Robert Haigh, zakè (扎克), IN VERRUF, Killing Joke, 18th Dye, Mudhoney, Brassy, Musical Youth, Pixies, Cio D'or, Eluvium, Aldous RH, Ellen Allien, Let's Go Outside, James Holden, Kiki Hitomi, Actress, Dawn Of The Replicants, The Field and Grimes
On Tue 16 Jun 2020 we listened to: C. Diab, Voices from the Lake, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Robert Haigh, Leonard Cohen, upsammy, Shahin Souri, Stillhead, Rival Consoles, Tech Level 2, Espinoza Espinoza, AC Acoustics, Brassy, King Cannibal, The Field, G-Prod, Robert Plant, Special Request, Throwing Muses, Pixies, Ellen Allien, The Faint, Sinéad O'Connor, Minimal Violence, Killing Joke, Mudhoney, Dawn Of The Replicants, Grandaddy, Status Quo, Caribou, Slam, Xenia Beliayeva and Grimes
On Fri 12 Jun 2020 we listened to: TMPLT, C. Diab, Croatian Amor, Ellen Allien, Between Sleeps, Rival Consoles, Eris Drew, Poperttelli, JD Twitch, Hajj, oqbqbo & Scandinavian Star, Geotic, Lamont Kohner, Minimal Violence, Ø [Phase] & Rødhåd, Raf Daddy, Nika Moroz, King Cannibal, [PITP Anonymous], JASss, CLIFF LOTHAR, ROSA ANSCHÜTZ // KOBOSIL, Against All Logic, Rhys Fulber, Poison Green, Floating Points and Dune Messiah
On Tue 02 Jun 2020 we listened to: Rafael Anton Irisarri, Hodge, Axel Boman, RDG, Pantayo, Yamaneko, The Advent, The Higher Intelligence Agency, Yotam Avni, Baby T, Monolake, Minimal Violence, Hajj, Creep Woland, Commodo, Noun, Denite, iTAL tEK, Deathbed Convert, Paula Temple, Sleezy D, Ociya, Fluxion, IN VERRUF, Espinoza Espinoza, Ellen Allien, Naked, Martyn, Sänkt, Chase Smith, Asuna + Tomoyoshi Date + Federico Durand, Vivien Goldman, Binary Digit, IMYRMIND, SIGN LIBRA, Mooryc, Lamb and Bicep
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