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Ellen Allien

Bpitch Control

Berlin - I grew up feeling surrounded by the Wall. I lived on the small island of West Berlin. Border controls on Sunday excursions, the rummaging through bags, the military. It was scary. But the quote "All quiet on the western front" still didn't really apply, as lots of things were happening that wouldn't have been possible anywhere else. The island of West Berlin was a destination for creative minds in search of alternatives. Music was and still is my outlet. Alongside tinkling on the electric organ, teaching myself how to read notes and my jukebox with a collection of singles in my room, my ears were first intrigued by the revolution of Neue Deutsche Welle. It was fantastic! For the first time people were singing in the language you could hear out on the street: Ideal, Grauzone, Nina Hagen - pop meets punk. Things happened so fast. Minimal sounds made from machines entered the charts. For me it was Kraftwerk's "Model" that changed everything. I discovered that pop also worked without any frills. My side of Berlin provided a home for the curious, those who were going against the flow. Read More...

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Ellen

Album: Orchestra of Bubbles

Song: Way Out

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