Berlinette (album)

Berlinette
Studio album by
Released7 April 2003 (2003-04-07)
GenreTechno
Length49:22
LabelBPitch Control
Producer
Ellen Allien chronology
Stadtkind
(2001)
Berlinette
(2003)
Thrills
(2005)

Berlinette is the second solo studio album by German electronic musician Ellen Allien. It was released on BPitch Control on 7 April 2003.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork8.9/10[3]
Stylus MagazineB−[4]

Mark Pytlik of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Bitingly fierce, technologically adroit, and curiously poppy, Berlinette marks yet another high point in an already superb year for Germanic techno."[2] Todd Burns of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B−, commenting that "Much of the charm of this album lies in the seemingly complex drum programming that Allien brings to the mix."[4]

Pitchfork placed it at number 27 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2003" list.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ellen Allien and H. Zilske

No.TitleLength
1."Alles Sehen"3:50
2."Sehnsucht"6:18
3."Trash Scapes Voc"0:58
4."Push"4:17
5."Trash Scapes"4:40
6."Augenblick"4:39
7."Wish"4:47
8."Abstract Pictures"4:55
9."Erdbeermund"4:13
10."Secret"4:07
11."Open"6:10
Total length:49:22

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Ellen Allien – vocals, production
  • Sascha Ring – some drums
  • Stephan Szulzewsky – guitar (3)
  • Samuel Ingold – guitar (6, 7, 11)
  • Honza – artwork
  • Kritzla – font

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 142

References

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  1. ^ "Berlinette". BPitch Control. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Pytlik, Mark. "Berlinette – Ellen Allien". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (10 November 2003). "Ellen Allien: Berlinette". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b Burns, Todd (18 September 2003). "Ellen Allien – Berlinette". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2003 (page 3 of 5)". Pitchfork. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Ellen Allien – Berlinette". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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