Stadtkind | ||||
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Studio album by Ellen Allien | ||||
Released | 2001 | |||
Genre | Techno/Electro | |||
Label | BPitch Control | |||
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Allmusic |
Stadtkind is the debut album by German experimental techno musician Ellen Allien. [2] [3] Released on Allien's own label, BPitch Control in 2001, it was an homage to the city of Berlin, [4] whose post-reunification culture inspired the work. The album's title means "city child" in German.
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