Lism
by Ellen Allien
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LISm
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about
Ellen Allien's new work LISm is already being referred to as a milestone in the label's history: rarely has an LP from the circle of BPC artists deviated so far from the club context as LISm. The label boss has radically disposed of all established musical templates and created space for 45 minutes of sonic experiments that lie well beyond any functional paradigm – a highly emotional soundtrack for one's "inner cinema", but also a creative process with a considerable fun factor.
The starting point for LISm comes in 2010. Ellen is approached by two choreographers and dancers to compose music for their dance performance Drama per Musica. Under the direction of Alexandre Roccoli and Sevérine Rième, the performance took place on March 7th 2011 as part of the Spectacles Vivants Festival at the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Drawing from the genre-spanning structure of her DJ sets, Ellen invites the listener to experience the piece as a musical journey with constantly shifting scenes and impressions.
After the successful performance Ellen initially leaves the music resting on her hard drive before deciding, in early 2012, to revive and rework the stage music for her next album. With this in mind, she invites her label mate of many years, Thomas Muller, and the Berlin-based DJ and producer Bruno Pronsato, aka Steven Ford, to her studio in Berlin. The choice of these two co-producers is far from coincidental: Thomas's meticulously produced techno tracks consistently hit the spot with their highly unique electronic sound design, while Bruno, aside from his releases on Perlon, Telegraph and Philpot, can look back on a career as a speed metal drummer and is among Ellen's favourite producers. As could be expected from this constellation, LISm offers up a considerable breadth and openness of style: rhythmic slivers and fragments are arranged like pieces of a jigsaw until they eventually form a recognisable whole and take shape in the mind of the listener. Instead of focusing on beats and melodies, Ellen works over long phrases with parameters such as volume and tonal density. Swing loops, piano motifs and vocal fragments recited like mantras are just a few of the associative elements that pass before the inner eye – until they too are finally merged into the rhythmic flow of a timelessly serene, perfectly danceable down-tempo electronica track. At this point the musical elements, connected by an overarching melody, paint a coherent and memorable picture – a very spiritual picture, as Ellen stresses, which in turn offers a profound insight into one's own emotional world. LISm, originally created in the context of the performing arts, thus generates its own images and associations with their own content in its second phase of conception. The extremely unique and challenging nature of this work also opens the door to intriguing conjecture about BPC's stylistic orientation as the label moves into the future.
The starting point for LISm comes in 2010. Ellen is approached by two choreographers and dancers to compose music for their dance performance Drama per Musica. Under the direction of Alexandre Roccoli and Sevérine Rième, the performance took place on March 7th 2011 as part of the Spectacles Vivants Festival at the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Drawing from the genre-spanning structure of her DJ sets, Ellen invites the listener to experience the piece as a musical journey with constantly shifting scenes and impressions.
After the successful performance Ellen initially leaves the music resting on her hard drive before deciding, in early 2012, to revive and rework the stage music for her next album. With this in mind, she invites her label mate of many years, Thomas Muller, and the Berlin-based DJ and producer Bruno Pronsato, aka Steven Ford, to her studio in Berlin. The choice of these two co-producers is far from coincidental: Thomas's meticulously produced techno tracks consistently hit the spot with their highly unique electronic sound design, while Bruno, aside from his releases on Perlon, Telegraph and Philpot, can look back on a career as a speed metal drummer and is among Ellen's favourite producers. As could be expected from this constellation, LISm offers up a considerable breadth and openness of style: rhythmic slivers and fragments are arranged like pieces of a jigsaw until they eventually form a recognisable whole and take shape in the mind of the listener. Instead of focusing on beats and melodies, Ellen works over long phrases with parameters such as volume and tonal density. Swing loops, piano motifs and vocal fragments recited like mantras are just a few of the associative elements that pass before the inner eye – until they too are finally merged into the rhythmic flow of a timelessly serene, perfectly danceable down-tempo electronica track. At this point the musical elements, connected by an overarching melody, paint a coherent and memorable picture – a very spiritual picture, as Ellen stresses, which in turn offers a profound insight into one's own emotional world. LISm, originally created in the context of the performing arts, thus generates its own images and associations with their own content in its second phase of conception. The extremely unique and challenging nature of this work also opens the door to intriguing conjecture about BPC's stylistic orientation as the label moves into the future.
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released March 1, 2013
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Ellen Allien Berlin, Germany
An icon in her field, Ellen Allien is a visionary artist who looks to the future for inspiration and presides over a highly- influential techno empire. As well as running two labels (BPitch and UFO Inc.) and performing regularly at prestigious clubs and festivals all over the world she is also an accomplished producer with eight solo albums and an extensive catalogue of singles, EPs and remixes. ... more
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Apr 20Riccione, Italy
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Apr 24Rome, Italy
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Apr 26Istanbul, Turkey
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Apr 26Istanbul, Turkey
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Apr 27Warsaw, Poland
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Apr 30Vigo, Spain
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May 1Berlin, Germany
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May 7Clichy, France
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May 11Madrid, Spain
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May 25Detroit, MI
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May 25Bogota, Colombia
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May 31Krakow, Poland
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Jun 2Porto San Giórgio, Italy
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Jun 22Munich, Germany
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Jun 23Tbilisi, Georgia
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Jun 27Berlin, Germany
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Jun 28Lisbon, Portugal
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Jul 5Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Jul 12Essen, Germany
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Jul 27Boom, Belgium
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Aug 4Bruck an der Leitha, Austria
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Aug 7Budapest, Hungary
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Aug 16Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany
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Aug 18Pag Island, Croatia
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Aug 24Marina di Ginosa, Italy
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Sep 27Marseille, France
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Sep 28Marseille, France
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Dec 13Vienna, Austria
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