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ELLEN ALLIEN
BOOGYBYTES VOLUME 4
By DAVID DAY
del.ico.us
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GENRE | CONSPIRED COLLECTIONS
VERDICT | INSPIRED SELECTIONS
RELEASE | 4.15.08
LABEL | BPITCH CONTROL
BPITCHCONTROL.DE
Ellen Allien is at the forefront of a movement in DJ culture where estrogen is nearly as prevalent as ecstasy. DJs like Miss Kittin in Germany, Heidi in London, Chloe in France and Allien everywhere are proving enameled fingernails can spin wax just as easily as ones chewed to bits. This mix, the latest in the "Boogy Bytes" series for her own record label, BPitch Control, is a stunner. Allien has long promoted a more electro- or breaks-friendly sound, replete with tazered vocals and heavy boom, but here, she goes straight for the minimal heart, with wobbling basslines and clipped high-end melodies. Once she puts the hammer down, somewhere in the gap between track six and seven, it's off to the races. Naturally, for a DJ as supernatural as Allien, she has access to some obscure talents who just kick major ass. It leads one to believe that someday we'll all be DJs and we'll play our friends' music. 2012, perhaps?
