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Blumentopf Album: “Eins A”
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Release Date:2001-01-01
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Type:Unknown
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Label:Four
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:5099750460320
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Review - :
A combination label sampler and mix disc, {^Eins A} finds {$Chris Tietjen} drawing liberally from the {@Cocoon} roster to create an enjoyable 11-track overview of some highlights from the label's five-year history. Starting with the ten-minute-plus soothing raindrop sparkle/aggro pulse slam of {$Jacek Sienkiewicz}'s {&"Dream Machine,"} providing a suitably slow rise beginning to the overall experience, {$Tietjen} keeps things moving, though not a jaw-dropping set, it's definitely one with skill that finds the variety in the intentionally stripped-down template. {@Cocoon}'s {\house} style, for lack of a better word, finds a balance between more minimal experimenters and glorious, upfront {\pop} hooks that's appealing on an immediate, near physical level -- something like {$Glove}'s {&"Drogenkontrolle"} is hardly {$DJ Scooter} but the core bassline and the crowd/MC samples are pure exaltation, while {$Pig & Dan}'s retooling of {$Yello}'s classic {&"Oh Yeah"} is a total treat. (It certainly doesn't hurt, either, that they're riding a huge {$Depeche Mode}-into-{\EBM} fetish at many points. {$Legowelt}'s appearance near the end of the disc with {&"Disco Rout"} is almost required, though {$Tietjen}'s mixing of it is easily the most abrupt and stiff mix on the disc.) If little on {^Eins A} outright surprises (admittedly unsurprising given that it's a retrospective by default), hearing how classic approaches can be beautifully retooled into a new setting by many different acts is a thrill in and of itself. The vacuum-cleaner bass swarm on {$David K}'s remix of {$Oliver Koletzki}'s {&"Der Muckenschwarm,"} especially when it cuts in right before the beats, is pure magic. The disc concludes where the label started, with {$Frank Lorber}'s {&"Electric Sparkle,"} making for an energetic but lower key ending that's just right. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide
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