Browse by Artist: MINILOGUE

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	Animals
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	COR 016CD

Malmö, Sweden's Minilogue (Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson) present Animals, their debut full-length release for Sven Väth's Cocoon. Nowadays, electronic producers tend to retreat into their special stylistic niche -- Minilogue dare to draw the bigger picture. After releasing outstanding productions on such renowned labels as Traum, Crosstown Rebels and Wagon Repair, this opus magnum covers a wide spectrum of music, reaching from peak-time techno to beatless deep ambient. The full range of Minilogue's vision of electronic music is developed on a double CD -- one devoted to dance music, the other devoted to ambient, while the vinyl version naturally focuses on the dance tracks. The immediacy of the club tracks incorporate the elegance and simplicity of classic early '90s techno, the economy and lightness of the minimal sound and the sweetness and charm of their recent developments. This is a journey to be listened to from beginning to end, mixed in a seamless flow. As Son Kite and Trimatic, Mullaert and Henriksson became very successful in the trance scene, playing enthusiastically-received live sets all over the world. With Minilogue, they leave the boundaries of that genre -- and actually of any genre. The result couldn't be more striking: the dance tracks are powerful and humble, the ambient tracks are subtle and bold. While other producers tend to get lost in layers of sounds and reverb, Animals is spring-loaded and nimble. Tracks so humble, effective and elegant, they stream unremittingly into the listener's ears. The music stretches out towards the horizon in a gesture of unmitigated desire: a desire for wideness, a desire for sound, a desire for the elementary beauty of techno.

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	Animals
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	COR 016LP

Double LP version. Malmö, Sweden's Minilogue (Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson) present Animals. Nowadays, electronic producers tend to retreat into their special stylistic niche -- Minilogue dare to draw the bigger picture. After releasing outstanding productions on such renowned labels as Traum, Crosstown Rebels and Wagon Repair, this vinyl version of their upcoming 2CD full length (one CD devoted to ambient, the other to club tracks) focuses on dance tracks. The immediacy of the club tracks incorporate the elegance and simplicity of classic early '90s techno, the economy and lightness of the minimal sound and the sweetness and charm of their recent developments. As Son Kite and Trimatic, Mullaert and Henriksson became very successful in the trance scene, playing enthusiastically-received live sets all over the world. With Minilogue, they leave the boundaries of that genre -- and actually of any genre. This is music that stretches out towards the horizon in a gesture of unmitigated desire: a desire for wideness, a desire for sound, a desire for the elementary beauty of techno.

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	Jamaica
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	COR 044EP

The two Swedes Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson are already a well-known name in the psy-trance scene as Son Kite. As Minilogue, they now conquer the minimal and house world. With their rather unique sound, they manage the tightrope walk between minimal and trance and never allow us to put them into a drawer. Jamaica features two calm tunes where organic matter and groovy sounds are worked into a detailed minimal labyrinth. Say YES to techno made in Sweden.

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	Jamaica/Hispaniola Remixes
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	COR 051EP

The Swedish producer duo Minilogue's debut album Animals is going to be one of the most influential releases of electronic dance music. The intimacy of sound and the variety of movement extends the existing boundaries of techno and experimental. The Mole reworks "Hispaniola" with a hypnotic dub framework of extraordinary warmth. Dubfire's 13-minute long interpretation of "Jamaica" bespeaks night-time paranoia, but a pumping bass drum and the repeated valve discharge sounds make the club totally present in your home.

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	Hitchhikers Choice EP
Label:	CROSSTOWN REBELS (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	CRM 030EP

"Minilogue's music is playful, ambitious, simple and melancholic. With previous releases on Traum, Baroque and Audiobahn, the move to Crosstown Rebels fits their atmospheric and underground sound perfectly. With three fresh and solid tracks on this release -- each firmly at the melodic end of techno -- you catch a true sense of the duo's vision, touching on influences from the simplistic early [90s sound of electronica. 'Hitchhiker's Choice' builds with warped and wondrous sounds and textures to create true depth while 'City Boy' is made for peak-time dance floors, a purely industrial-sounding gem filled with apocalyptic climaxes. 'Small Town Beauty' is a laid-back and innovative track, reminiscent of the sounds of Squarepusher and Two Lone Swordsmen."

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	Certain Things EP
Label:	TRAUM (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	TRAUM 064EP

"Minilogue are a curiosity. The two Swedish producers from Malmö are socially completely different. In 1996 the traditionally trained musician Sebastian Mullaert meets Marcus Henriksson the autodidactic artist. Mullaert & Henriksson are both passionate DJs, who have been active in the trance scene for a long time, and have been established under the name Son Kite since 1998. They started their side-project Minilogue which revealed their love of house music. Meanwhile they have reached a point where their side-project has taken over and become their main interest and want to make it more public. The debut record on Traum, Certain Things EP comes with two different tracks which link onto earlier releases on Traum. There is also a special bonus track on the record, a remix by Steve Barnes."

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	Leopard EP
Label:	TRAUM (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	TRAUM 073EP

Minilogue is Sweden's own Marcus Henriksson and Sebastian Mullaert. On the borderline between minimal techno and modern trance, this duo defines a new kind of dance music that fits perfectly with Traum's vision of the future. Leopard EP is powerful in its melodies and panoramic analog sound, while still remaining sensuous and fragile. Minilogue are masters of the build-ups, making their music an adventurous trip from powerful synth melody to seconds of silence. "The Leopard" puts emphasis on live energy, while "Seconds" creates a stunning, slow crescendo, taking the expectations of what will happen to the limit. Minilogue will give you goose-pimples.

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	The Leopard RMX
Label:	TRAUM (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	TRAUM 080EP

The A-side track "The Leopard" of Minilogue's recent hit record on Traum has now been remixed by the well known Hamburg-based duo Extrawelt and by newcomer Roel H. from the Netherlands. Extrawelt's remix was produced in the fantastic, emotional and powerful style for which they are well known. Their track is a passionate one that works more on the melodic side than turning up the tempo and percussions. A wonderful voyage of floating music. On the B-side, Roel H.'s remix works through different melodic layers underpinned by roaring and linear beats.

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	Elefhant's Parade
Label:	WAGON REPAIR (CANADA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	WAG 022EP

"Behind the production of Minilogue are Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson. With different origins they got together in 1996 and are today working full time as animalistic producers in their studio in Sweden. After 10 successful years in the music business, Marcus & Sebastian now are Minilogue, a musical and animal concept without the boundaries of genres. In the last year they've released on Crosstown Rebels, Traum, W.I.R, Silver Planet, Audiobahn, Size Doesn't Matter, etc. The music is playful, ambitious, simple, complex, fun and melancholic and extremely animalistic. They have an album Animals ready to drop in 2007. 'Elephant's Parade' was played completely live with drum machines, synths and analog sequencers. The duo like to record this way (compared to stuck in front of the computer) as they get more free in creating a specific and spontaneous feeling. Here one might imagine a big gang of crazy elephants getting lost on a psychedelic parade. In the middle of the track, things are getting a bit weird, perhaps too much amarulla fruit, which gives the second part its childish and naïve playfulness."

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	The Girl From Botany Bay
Label:	WIR (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	WIR 001EP

"We finally proudly announce the new sub-label of Cologne's legendary Treibstoff Imprint 'WIR' which stands for 'Wir im Rhythmus.' The first release by Minilogue (Traum) already got enthusiastic response by a mass jocks and media such as Ivan Smagghe, Laurent Garnier, Funk D Void. Before to convince you with distribution rap that probably you'd think is too good to be true, here's Funk D Void's words that say much more about this great start release than I could ever write: 'My favorite of the box. Got a touch of Border Community about it, which can only be a good thing. More melody, bass emotion. And what a production. What mastering software gets a kick that loud? I'm such a geek. Both tracks rock my world.'"

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	Ahck Remixes
Label:	WIR (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	WIR 008EP

"If W.I.R. is a country this track is its capital: Minilogue's 'Ahck,' formerly the first release of the label and a not-so-secret hit on the floors, it's been winding itself into the hearts and brains of the crowd. This deserves some great remix work as every founding myth needs its interpretation to stay alive. Newcoming talent Kab shows some severe skills with a tight remix that keeps Minilogue's hooklines in shape but introduces them to its unique world of magical flow while pulling off the impossible: he creates a masterbuilder being tense and tender at the same time. Jichael Mackson on the other hand constructs a relaxed groove rich in texture, pushing the sounds further and further until the final climax while tracing the original material rather emotionally then rationally. Minilogue themselves round off the package with a beautifully dashed ambient version that makes this 12" a weapon of choice for every task imaginable during those nights that we love to remember."

Artist:	MINILOGUE
Title:	Inca EP
Label:	WIR (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	WIR 009EP

"Just as Klaus Kinski once saw the jungle, Minilogue see their sound as a multifaceted and highly fecund place whose nevertheless existing and complex matrix does not show itself in any apparent order. Two new tracks on Wir make their way through tight, slippy and steeply ascending paths, working to see the daylight in the befogged territory of the Peruvian rain forest, or they ride on rapid Amazonian rivers looking for El Dorado, while unknown dangers lurk behind. Bushwacking beats slap through the thicket, wandering on the trails of ancient cultures, not fearing any frazzle. Minilogue's trademark sound already overgrows the dance-floor, wriggles over sweaty walls, into the corners and beneath the turntables, and there's quite a chance to lose oneself in that labyrinth when not paying attention to where the exit once was."

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