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Stefan Betke
Pole is the stage name of Stefan Betke (born 18 February 1967), a Germans, German electronic music artist commonly associated with the Glitch (music), glitch genre as well as dubtronica.Cooper, SeanPole Biography, Allmusic. Retrieved 15 November 2013 History Born in Düsseldorf, Pole took his name from a Waldorf Music, Waldorf 4-Pole filter, which he accidentally dropped and broke in 1996. Though the filter was perhaps no longer appropriate for DJ work in its damaged state, Betke found the strange hissing and popping noises the filter now made interesting sounds. He then began using the broken filter to create music, launching his musical career. Betke's first four albums, titled ''1'', ''2'', ''3'', and ''R'' (an intentional trilogy of albums, followed by a collection of remixes of Pole's 1998 debut EP Raum), were all based around this filter, with songs usually taking the form of Dub music, dub basslines and rhythms with percussion provided by the eponymous filter. In 2003 Betk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state after Cologne and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants, seventh-largest city in Germany, with a 2022 population of 629,047. The Düssel, from which the city and the borough of Düsseltal take their name, divides into four separate branches within the city, each with its own mouth into the Rhine (Lower Rhine). Most of Düsseldorf lies on the right bank of the Rhine, and the city has grown together with Neuss, Ratingen, Meerbusch, Erkrath and Monheim am Rhein. Düsseldorf is the central city of the metropolitan region Rhine-Ruhr, the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, that stretches from Bonn via Cologne and Düsseldorf to the Ruhr (from Duisburg via Essen to Dortmund). The ''-dorf'' suffix mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pole (album)
''Pole'' is a studio album by Pole. It was released by Mute Records in 2003. It features contributions from rapper Fat Jon, saxophonist Thomas Haas, and bassist August Engkilde. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66% based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 2 stars out of 5, saying, "All glitches and sediments have been scrubbed off; the beats are straightened out and made prominent; the odd bit of instrumentation that was once implied or misshapen beyond recognition now actually exists." Andy Battaglia of ''The A.V. Club'' called it "a stylistic side-step that trips and falls without making much of the tumble." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Stefan Betke Pole is the stage name of Stefan Betke (born 18 February 1967), a Germans, German electronic music artist co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 (Pole Album)
''3'' is the third studio album by German electronic music producer Pole. It was released by Kiff SM and Matador Records Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronic acts. History Matador was created in 1989 by Chris Lombardi in his New York City ap ... in 2000. Track listing References 2000 albums Pole (musician) albums {{2000s-electronic-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 (Pole Album)
''2'' is the second studio album by German electronic music producer Pole. It was released in 1999 by Kiff SM in Europe and Matador Records in the United States. Background ''2'' is the second in a trilogy of albums released annually between 1998 and 2000 by Pole. The trilogy has been noted for its use of heavy bass commonly found in dub music Dub is a musical style that grew out of reggae in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is commonly considered a subgenre of reggae, though it has developed to extend beyond that style.Dub: soundscapes and shattered songs in Jamaican reggae, p.&nb ..., and described as " ambient electronic minimalism". While some critics have noted that ''2'' is more dub-influenced than '' 1'', Pole maintains that the influence was simply less hidden in ''2'', stating that "it was intended from the first record on, but it became more obvious on the second one and then on the third one." The trilogy was also noted by critics for its conceptual monochromati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 (Pole Album)
''1'' is the debut studio album by German electronic music producer Pole. It was released by Kiff SM and Matador Records in 1998. Reception Sean Cooper of AllMusic wrote that Pole's "nine variations on damaged dub minimalism recall the best of Basic Channel techno while steering well clear of the monotony factor", praising ''1'' as "an excellent debut". In 2017, ''Pitchfork'' placed ''1'' at number 34 on its list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time". Track listing Personnel * Stefan Betke Pole is the stage name of Stefan Betke (born 18 February 1967), a Germans, German electronic music artist commonly associated with the Glitch (music), glitch genre as well as dubtronica.Cooper, SeanPole Biography, Allmusic. Retrieved 15 November ... – production, writing * Max Dax – art direction References {{Authority control 1998 debut albums Pole (musician) albums Matador Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Lloyd
Bernhard Lloyd (born Bernhard Gössling on 2 June 1960) is a former member and co-founder of the German synth-pop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s b ... band Alphaville. Before he joined the band, he did not play keyboards – instead, he was previously a club DJ. In 2001, Lloyd also worked on a project named Atlantic Popes with singer Max Holler, on a 13-track CD. He left Alphaville in 2003. Lloyd produces for German bands in his studio, mainly electronic music in Berlin. He remixed the catalog of Alphaville, and remains in contact with lead singer Marian Gold. References External links * 1960 births German male musicians Living people German new wave musicians Synth-pop new wave musicians Alphaville (band) members {{Germany-music-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Breathtaking Blue
''The Breathtaking Blue'' is the third album by German synth-pop band Alphaville, released in April 1989. A companion video, ''Songlines'', was released in September 1989. The CD release of this album was one of the first commercial CD+G format discs. Alphaville released three singles from the album, " Romeos", "Summer Rain" and "Mysteries of Love", the first of which charted internationally. A remastered and re-released version of the album, on both CD and vinyl, was released on 7 May 2021. Album production Production of the album was difficult, singer Marian Gold would later say "the production saw Alphaville in the horrors of permanent crisis. There was an ongoing war between he band ... The furious guitar shrieks during the intro f lead-off single "Romeos"being a true indication of the real spirit of the production," and that "'The Breathtaking Blue' was our 'I don't give a shit' album, a self-indulgent arrogant blind shot over the shoulder into the future with our backs t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afternoons In Utopia
''Afternoons in Utopia'' is the second album by German synth-pop band Alphaville, released in 1986 via Warner Music. The album was recorded between September 1985 and May 1986. A remastered and re-released version of the album, on both CD and vinyl, was released on 7 May 2021. Background ''Afternoons in Utopia'' is the follow-up to Alphaville's successful first album, '' Forever Young''. Singer/songwriter Marian Gold said of these albums, "our first album emerged from the smut of the Here and Now and our second led back to our roots in Sugar Candy Mountain", and the band employed no less than 27 guest musicians and singers to record the songs. Alphaville released five singles from the album: " Dance with Me", " Universal Daddy", "Jerusalem", "Sensations" and " Red Rose", with all but "Sensations" charting internationally. The album was remastered and re-released in May 2021 and includes the original album, plus "14 remastered B-sides, 12-inch and seven-inch remixes, demos and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever Young (Alphaville Album)
''Forever Young'' is the debut studio album by German synth-pop band Alphaville. It was released on 27 September 1984 by Warner Music Group. Four singles supported the album: " Big in Japan", " Sounds Like a Melody", " Forever Young", and "Jet Set". The album charted well, hitting the top 20 in six European countries and reaching number 1 in Norway and Sweden. Alphaville followed up with their second album in 1986 with the release of ''Afternoons in Utopia''. The album was re-released in a "super deluxe" edition in March 2019. Background The band released the single " Big in Japan" before the album had finished recording, and its success surprised the band and label. The band said, "' ig in Japan beamed us up into showbiz heaven, half of the album was still to be written. So, while we were in the middle of composing and arranging the residual songs, we were sort of overtaken by our future selves. … Once we wore tattered jeans and sweaty leather jacks … now we were homeless m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphaville (band)
Alphaville is a German synth-pop band formed in Münster in 1982. They gained popularity in the 1980s. The group was founded by singers Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, and Frank Mertens. They achieved chart success with the singles " Forever Young", " Big in Japan", " Sounds Like a Melody", " The Jet Set", and " Dance with Me". Gold remains the only continuous original member of Alphaville. They took their name from Jean-Luc Godard's film ''Alphaville''. History Formation Alphaville was formed after lead singer Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd met in West Berlin in 1981. The pair were heavily influenced by UK indie acts like Tubeway Army, Gary Numan and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Gold had written "Big in Japan" in 1979 after hearing the music of Holly Johnson's band Big in Japan. They first named their band "Forever Young" and subsequently changed it to "Alphaville" after the 1965 science fiction film. Together the three wrote and recorded ''Forever Young'' as a demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frusciante
John Anthony Frusciante ( ; born March 5, 1970) is an American musician and the guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, having been with the band across three iterations. He has released 11 solo albums and 7 EPs, ranging in style from acoustic guitar to electronic music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2012. ''Rolling Stone'' named Frusciante among the greatest guitarists of all time. Frusciante joined the Chili Peppers at the age of 18 after the death of guitarist Hillel Slovak, and first appeared on their album ''Mother's Milk (album), Mother's Milk'' (1989). His second album with the band, ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' (1991), was their breakthrough success. Overwhelmed by the band's newfound popularity, he quit in 1992. He became a recluse and entered a period of heroin addiction, during which he released his first solo recordings: ''Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt'' (1994) and ''Smile from the Streets You Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Jelinek
Jan Jelinek is a German electronic musician who also operates under the names Farben, Gramm and The Exposures. His music is usually categorized as minimal techno, glitch or microhouse, and is characterized by deep basslines, extensive use of samples from earlier jazz and rock recordings, and clicks & cuts effects. He is the founder of the German record label Faitiche. Discography Albums *''Personal Rock'' as Gramm (1999) *'' Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records'' (2001) *''Improvisations and Edits Tokyo, 26 September 2001'' (2002) *''Textstar'' as Farben (2002) *''1+3+1'' (2003) *''La Nouvelle Pauvreté'' as The Exposures (2003) *''Kosmischer Pitch'' (2005) *''Lost Recordings 2000–2004'' as The Exposures (2005) *''Tierbeobachtungen'' (2006) *''Bird, Lake, Objects'' with Masayoshi Fujita (2010) *''Schaum'' with Masayoshi Fujita (2016) *''Zwischen'' (2018) *''Puls-Plus-Puls'' with Sven-Åke Johansson (2019) *''Signals Bulletin'' with Asuna (2019) *''The Raw and the Cooked'' (2021) *''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
