Stadtkind

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Stadtkind
Ellenallien-stadtkind.jpg
Studio album by Ellen Allien
Released2001
Genre Techno/Electro
Label BPitch Control
Ellen Allien chronology
Stadtkind
(2001)
Weiss Mix
(2002)
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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.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

Ellen Allien German electronic musician, music producer

Ellen Allien is a German electronic musician, music producer, and the founder of BPitch Control music label. Her album Stadtkind was dedicated to the city of Berlin, and she cites the culture of reunified Berlin as one of the main inspirations for her music. She sings in both German and English. Her music is best described as a blend of IDM and Techno music, which is dance-floor oriented and has noticeable experimental elements. She currently lives in Berlin.

BPitch Control record label

BPitch Control is a German techno record label founded in 1999 in Berlin by DJ and producer Ellen Allien. In 1992 she became resident DJ at the legendary Tresor club in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz. At around the same time, she started her own show on the Berlin radio station Kiss-FM and created her own record label, calling them both Braincandy, before setting Bpitch Control up in 1999.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Send" – 6:27
  2. "Fensterbrettmusik" – 5:19
  3. "Tief in Mir" – 5:05
  4. "Stadtkind" – 5:14
  5. "Shorty" – 3:40
  6. "Funkenflug der Träume" – 4:21
  7. "Salzsee" – 4:30
  8. "Licht" – 5:03
  9. "Wolken Ziehen" – 5:30
  10. "Trust and ..." – 3:20
  11. "Data Romance" – 4:02

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