Browse by Artist: ANTONELLI

Artist:	ANTONELLI
Title:	Boogie EP
Label:	DRECK (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	DRK 015EP

"Dreck Records, home to Secondo, AM/PM and just recently, Portland's Strategy, is very pleased to welcome the second external signing to its label: the Düsseldorf-based Stefan Schwander, known to electronic music as Antonelli, Antonelli Electr, Repeat Orchestra and Rhythm Maker, among others. He co-founded the Cologne-based minimal techno-pop label, Italic, in 1999, which has released the larger part of his work to date. Antonelli (at the time with the suffix Electr) made his mark on the scene with his seminal debut album Me, The Disco Machine (1999) and the follow up LP, Click (2000). This release sees Dreck Records continuing with their double A-side format bringing together two full-length boogie whoppers by Antonelli from either end of his musical spectrum. 'Be, Bop and Boogie' is an extended, bouncy and intrinsically uplifting disco-dub-track, 'Boogie,' as the track-title suggests, for everybody on the dancefloor in post-summer holiday mode, fresh, healthy and flirty. This is the track everyone will dance to until the nights get shorter again. 'Zabriskie' is a little darker but never sinister. In no hurry it builds up to its full glory and rewards the listener with a set of beautiful synth-washes in the latter half of the record, which will make you want to set the needle back and wait in anticipation for that sweet, sweet moment again and again."

Artist:	ANTONELLI
Title:	Live in Tokyo
Label:	FAT32 (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ITALIC 063CD

Obscure 2004 Japanese-only release that is getting slightly further distribution. "29 May 2004 must have been a gorgeous day! That night, Antonelli performed live at Bullet's in Tokyo and equipped only with an Elektron drum machine and a hardware sequencer. The image shown in the booklet says it all: 'There were no computers used in my live-set and we all had to pull our shoes off.' That is typical of the minimalist man from Dusseldorf. And so is his mix: first, he finds out how the land lies by playing some new unreleased tracks. And later, he gives reign to the disco machine. It is inimitable how Antonelli deals with pop music influences from the 1980s: during the breaks, he highlights them only to make these classic tunes appear and disappear again within the overall texture of the following track. 'Between A Peking Duck and A Cupfinal' makes the clock in everyday life tick smarter and more contemporary for more than an hour."

Artist:	ANTONELLI
Title:	Kung Fu
Label:	ITALIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	ITALIC 048EP

"Antonelli is back with two techno tracks for primetime. The two new pieces are the basis for his completely again arranged live-set. The A-side 'Mean Machine' starts with a fat bassdrum until after short time the killer bassline begins and sets the ass in motion. To the bassline a string noise attack appeared and the arms come straight up. After the break sets in the hi-hat sarts and supplements the noise loops and the club exploded. Booty power! 'Kung Fu' begins with eastern percussions and harmonious strings and is underlaid with a pumping bassdrum and bassline. And despite the stable plant the track is marvelously arranged and funky like hell. Antonelli, as 'techno dandy' and 'don of the handclaps' history entered (de:bug), admits himself with 'Kung Fu' clearly to the dictation of clubbing. Here the young wild ones still can learn. And if there is really the myth of Duesseldorf and Detroit, then is Antonelli the missing link between Kraftwerk and Jeff Mills."

Artist:	ANTONELLI
Title:	The Name of This Track is Bobby Konders
Label:	ITALIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	ITALIC 065EP

"'The Name Of This Track Is Bobby Konders' (A1) is a reminiscence of New York and the many different influences from the Big Apple: first of all, there is Bobby Konders' idea of house music; then Suicide, the pioneers of electro, and not to forget Talking Heads (The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads), the pop art band par excellence. Music-wise, Antonelli gradually makes this track gleaming by monotony and a cheeky eventlessness happening between fizzling hi-hats and stoic claps. 'Lafayette' (A2) is purest, cosy minimal and sounds like Andy Warhol on acid. The guitar riff in 'Slow Money Music' (B1) relates to techno as the Bush Tetras to disco: dirty, dark and spiced with a hint of junkie chic. The bass line is 100 percent Antonelli, and the anthem-like chords as well as the suicidal melody manifest the track into a stroboscopic thunder- storm. The 'Minimal Version' (B2) from 'Slow Money Music' reduces the track to its essentials: guitar riff, bass line, bass drum and chords -- purest science fiction: the sound of New York in 2027."

Artist:	ANTONELLI
Title:	Soulkiller
Label:	ITALIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ITALIC 071CD

"Italic would like to announce Antonelli's new album Soulkiller. It is Stefan Schwander (aka Antonelli)'s 6th album and was produced using analog drum machines, synthesizers and sequencers only and recorded live without any overdubs onto an old-school tape recorder. The result is amazing: Antonelli's house music on Soulkiller is so incredibly rough and emotional that it reminds of the garage rock from the Stooges. And the tracks sound like ESG doing cover versions of 'Moodymann.' Moreover, you will find flamboyant pop references, from Bohannon to Terry Hall."

Artist:	ANTONELLI
Title:	Soulkiller
Label:	ITALIC (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	ITALIC 071LP

Double LP version. "Italic would like to announce Antonelli's new album Soulkiller. It is Stefan Schwander (aka Antonelli)'s 6th album and was produced using analog drum machines, synthesizers and sequencers only and recorded live without any overdubs onto an old-school tape recorder. The result is amazing: Antonelli's house music on Soulkiller is so incredibly rough and emotional that it reminds of the garage rock from the Stooges. And the tracks sound like ESG doing cover versions of 'Moodymann.' Moreover, you will find flamboyant pop references, from Bohannon to Terry Hall."

Artist:	ANTONELLI
Title:	Esplanada EP
Label:	KALK PETS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	KALKPETS 003EP

"A revival that we're wishing for. Today's maniac bigger-stronger-faster attitude in music makes them almost vitally indispensable as a contrast and a rest: Deep, subtle House-tracks. Music that draws upon its own magic. Tracks full of warmth, depth and substance. Like the new tracks by Düsseldorf-based producer Antonelli that are now released on Kalk Pets. Antonelli and Kalk: Sounds as familiar together as if it had been growing (up) together. (In fact they spent quite a long time together eating at one table -- though not off one plate). Kalk and Antonelli: A step that wasn't planned -- but all the nicer it is to considerately take it now. Meanwhile one authorizes to dance, the other proves more playful and melodious than ever before."

Artist:	ANTONELLI
Title:	Ride On Black Train EP
Label:	KALK PETS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	KALKPETS 010EP

"With his second Kalk Pets release, Antonelli refines his sound for another couple of revolutions more and such, in the 10th year of his making music, proves once again that the congenial one-man-band is up to continually amaze us over and over again. Speaking of continuity: one's tempted to construe 'Ride On Black Train' as an invitation and to cheer the hypnotically rolling-rolling-rolling train to pleeeeeease go on and on and on. A bass drum, as tasty as manna but with a slightly dry note to it. Melody-miniatures that you'd wanna spread your bread rolls with thick as thick can. Sounds and soundies to regain your faith -- and yeeeeeeaaaaaaah, harmonies! Meanwhile the track romps through the eight-minute mark and you wouldn't mind some stops but then again everything has to end and this spirit-thing, oscillating between alarming and conciliable, makes you quite weak in the knees after all anyway. So in turn the curious skeleton humbly contains itself and certainly doesn't try to challenge the reverse side's almighty train. And why should it? With its gentle bass drum and the elastic bits of melodies the endearing skeleton stands for itself, tatting with a gentle stoicism and spinning around in osseous circles. The sleeptrack again should be above all understood as a finger exercise -- not least due to its brevity. And considering its curious, feverishly swelling undertone you wouldn't necessarily want the latter to rise and shine... it's flickering, it's pulsing, it's driven -- but relax: before it gets uncomfortable, it's already over."

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