Stadtkind
Encyclopedia
Stadtkind is the debut album by German
experimental techno musician Ellen Allien
. Released on Allien's own label, BPitch Control
in 2001, it was an homage to the city of Berlin, whose post-reunification
culture inspired the work. The album's title means "city child" in German
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
experimental techno musician Ellen Allien
Ellen Allien
Ellen Allien, born Ellen Fraatz , is a German electronic musician, music producer and founder of BPitch Control music label. She lives in Berlin, Germany. She sings in both German and English. She has said that one of the main inspirations for her music is the culture of reunified Berlin; her...
. Released on Allien's own label, BPitch Control
BPitch Control
BPitch Control is a German techno record label founded in 1999 in Berlin by DJ and producer Ellen Allien. In 1992 she became resident DJ at the legendary Tresor club in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz...
in 2001, it was an homage to the city of Berlin, whose post-reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
culture inspired the work. The album's title means "city child" in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
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Track listing
- "Send" – 6:27
- "Fenstermusik" – 5:19
- "Tief in Mir" – 5:05
- "Stadtkind" – 5:14
- "Shorty" – 3:40
- "Funkenflug der Träume" – 4:21
- "Salzsee" – 4:30
- "Licht" – 5:03
- "Wolken Ziehen" – 5:30
- "Trust and ..." – 3:20
- "Data Romance" – 4:02
External links
- [ Stadtkind] at Allmusic
- Stadtkind at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Stadtkind video at VimeoVimeoVimeo is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. It was founded by Zach Klein and Jake Lodwick in November 2004...