POLE - Steingarten

POLE

Steingarten
Scape
ELECTRONIC

After minimalist experiments with elements of hip-hop and dub, STEFAN BETKE's latest album has hardly any concrete references. What has remained, though, is the minimalism so characteristic of POLE. Built around little loops, his arrangements dispose with any kind of ornamentation.

But despite some funky grooves, this is no dancefloor record. And despite its simplicity, the music never comes across as meagre or repellently cool.

This might be due to the fact that Pole has found a perfect middle point between avantgarde and pop. The beats are groovy, but never overtly dance-oriented. Pole's warm bass and powerful but elastic production style conveys a feeling of cosiness; it doesn't take on the outside world, doesn't mirror it or comment on it, but creates a world all its own.

Pole is one of the leading producers of electronic music with a huge worldwide reputation and fan base. Expect some high end reviews nationally.

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01	Warum
02	Winkel Streben
03	Sylvenstein
04	Schoner Land
05	Madchen
06	Achterbahn
07	Dusseldorf
08	Jungs
09	Pferd
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