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Andreas Tilliander
Elit
Mille Plateaux
Minimalism is an art form in itself. Artists that can
pull it off in an interesting way deserve credit and
listening attention. The highly prolific artist called
Andreas Tilliander has made a name for himself in the
community by providing innovative releases since his
2001 debut 'Ljud'. Released in November of 2002, this
is his third full-length release of that year! Talk
about productive...His debut album drew a large amount
of attention to his work, including a Grammy nomination
in his home country of Sweden, and praise from URB and
Alternative Press as being an innovative artist. However,
enough of the supposed hype. This is my first experience
listening to Andreas Tilliander or any of his other
production aliases (and there are many). Does this music
stand up to all of the claims as being progressive and
forward thinking? Well I suppose you will have to listen
yourself when you are in a critical frame of mind, because
I can see many different opinions arising. This is definitely
an experimental album focusing on glitchy edits, space
between beats, odd timings and splices. I definitely
find this album interesting, and like I said previously,
successfully minimal. I cannot say, however, that this
album makes me feel anything. Maybe this is the point,
but it has a severely rigid feel to it, IMO completely
devoid of emotion. At the same time, that's what I like
about it, and it's definitely worth your listening attention.
Released on the Mille Plateaux label, this CD explores
glitchy, minimal techno without a care in the world.
-D.A.M
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