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July 21, 2005
Reading Dostoevsky like you really mean it.
Jan Jelinek, you can do no wrong. Farben is Jelinek's more, hmm, dance and dub-oriented alias (I think the accepted taxonomy was that Gramm was his more clicks-and-cuts name, and he released his best minimal techno under his own name), which he used to release 6 12" on Klang Elektronik from '99 to 2002. These were compiled on a 9-track CD called "Textstar" (so 6 of the 12" cuts were left off), which was just unrelentingly pretty and warm and compelling (I managed to find the CD at A.K.A. Music in Philly but then unfortunately was forced to sell it to support my gruesome habits of 'eating' and 'needing electricity').
'Beautone' (is it pronounced the French way, like 'boh-tone', or is it more like 'byutone'?) has always been one of my favorite Farben tracks, just because it's so easy to curl up with. It's like a thick afghan that has small objects sewn into the folds and wales of the knitting itself: a shiny Christmas ornament, a swatch of sandpaper, miniature brass bells. From a different angle, this could even be considered a makeout jam. Or not. Close though. 4/4 beat, hollow and ghostly piano, occasional disco strings rotated in, lots of thick bubbles (that pop), and a bassline that roots through the track like a pig digging for truffles. It has wiles and charms.
You can find "Textstar" right here (it's worth it), and you can purchase the original 12"s from Klang Elektronik (aforeposted link). Farben also released a new EP in 2004 called "Presents the Presets: the Sampling Matter EP", which is available over at Forced Exposure.
Posted by Kevin at July 21, 2005 09:21 AM
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Lovely! Thanks for pulling me outta divaland for a hot sec!
Posted by: Rich at July 21, 2005 12:51 PM
Glad you dug it, Rich. Farben's stuff is definitely engrossing-
Posted by: Kevin at July 22, 2005 01:58 PM