All About Ellen Allien
Ellen Allien: Thrills, Berlin & Dream V
by Skruff on July 26th, 2005
With her DIY ethos and anti-war convictions, Ellen Allien is a classic product of Berlin's post-unification creative explosion, coming up through the city's squat scene and subsequent techno explosion that followed the collapse of the Berlin Wall. [more]
Germany’s Melt Festival grows in 2008
The truly one-of-a-kind Melt Festival, staged amongst retired coal-mining diggers on Germany’s Ferropolis peninsula, has line-ups to match its location. In 2008, there’s an extra day added to accommodate the all-star cast. [more]
Ellen Allien’s hip-hop harassment
Berlin tech/ experimental scenester Ellen Allien unveiled details of her new compilation CD for Fabric this week and chatted further about her disillusionment with the Berlin hip hop scene in the early 90s, which led her to dive into techno. [more]
In the wake of the We Love Sounds Winter Festival in Sydney last weekend, Kings Cross was the place to be. With almost all of the biggest international acts from the festival playing under one roof, The Bourbon became a feast for the ears of many. [more]
We Love Sounds was back again, and proved that Sounds really have the whole festival thing down pat. To put it simply, it made me feel like maybe I'm not too old for festivals just yet and proved that making the music the main focus really does work. [more]
Germany’s favourite ale and supporter of live music Becks brought two of Berlin’s finest and one honorary Berliner over to Perth for the first of the Berlin Sessions shows. [more]
Having been to two We Love Sounds events up in the festival's spiritual home of Sydney, I knew how good they could be, so the Melbourne event had a lot to live up to - and I was glad we finally got a party that was on the same scale. [more]
Ellen Allien - Sool
An impressive collection that certainly highlights both the depth and darkness inherent in Allien's more introspective sides, and while the occasional danceable rhythms rears its head here, this is more geared far more to late night post listening. [more]
Various Artists - Boogy Bytes vol. 4, mixed By Ellen Allien
While preceding volumes in Bpitch Control’s Boogy Bytes mix series have seen Sascha Funke, Kiki and Modeselektor handling the decks, this latest fourth instalment sees the mix honours falling to label boss Ellen Allien. [more]
Fabric London is one of the world's most famous clubs. Even without its acclaimed Fabric and FabricLive CD series, avid clubbers who have just stepped off the plane in the biggest smoke of them all would still have only one thing on their minds. [more]
Ellen Allien has always been a fascinating and obtuse figure, like modern techno's Woman Who Fell To Earth. Her extraterrestrial productions exhibit dual musical personalities. [more]
A collaboration between Apparat, whose productions have tended to fall within the IDM label, and Ellen Allien, who brings her dance floor sensibilities, orchestrates something intelligent and special. [more]
Ellen Allien - 30 Minute Radio Mix
Ellen Allien is about to embark on her first ever tour of Australia in June. Get yourself prepped by taking a listen to this recent promo mix she put together. [more]