Shedding the Past

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Shedding the Past
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2008 (2008-09-02)
Genre Techno
Length64:40
Label Ostgut Ton

Shedding the Past is the 2008 debut album by German techno musician Shed.

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States during the mid-to-late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno in reference to a specific genre of music was in 1988. Many styles of techno now exist, but Detroit techno is seen as the foundation upon which a number of sub-genres have been built.

Shed (musician) German musician

René Pawlowitz is a Berlin-based techno DJ and producer, better known under his moniker Shed.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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XLR8R (6/10) [4]

Resident Advisor —an online magazine with a focus on electronic music—named Shedding the Past as the best album of 2008. [5] They also named it the 18th best album of the decade. [6]

<i>Resident Advisor</i> online music magazine

Resident Advisor is an online music magazine and community platform dedicated to showcasing electronic music, artists and events across the globe. It was established in 2001. RA's editorial team provides news, music and event reviews, as well as films, features and interviews. The website also manages services that include event listings, ticket sales, club and promoter directories, photo galleries, artist and record label profiles, DJ charts, an online community, and the RA Podcast.

An online magazine is a magazine published on the Internet, through bulletin board systems and other forms of public computer networks. One of the first magazines to convert from a print magazine format to being online only was the computer magazine Datamation.

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments and circuitry-based music technology. In general, a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means, and that produced using electronics only. Electromechanical instruments include mechanical elements, such as strings, hammers, and so on, and electric elements, such as magnetic pickups, power amplifiers and loudspeakers. Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, and the electric guitar, which are typically made loud enough for performers and audiences to hear with an instrument amplifier and speaker cabinet. Pure electronic instruments do not have vibrating strings, hammers, or other sound-producing mechanisms. Devices such as the theremin, synthesizer, and computer can produce electronic sounds.

Track listing

All tracks written by Shed.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:07
2."Boose-Sweep"7:06
3."Another Wedged Chicken"7:09
4."Flat Axe"7:23
5."The Lower Upside Down"8:07
6."Slow Motion Replay"7:22
7."Waved Mind/Archive Document"4:12
8."Archive Document/That Beats Everything!"5:51
9."Ithaw"6:58
10."Estrange"6:33
11."Ostrich-Mountain-Square"2:52

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Artistdirect review
  3. Resident Advisor review
  4. XLR8R review
  5. "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2008". Resident Advisor . 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  6. "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.