Pole - 1 2 3
[SCAPE054CD]
Format:
3CD
Label:
Scape
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~Scape reissues Pole's legendary first three consecutive albums, 1 (1998), 2 (1999), and 3 (2000) in an ultimate trilogy 3CD package, including four bonus tracks. This reissue is a deliberate statement reinforced by the numbering and stringent monochrome three-color cover art. Minimalism as a form of art. A statement not unlike Yves Klein's blue canvasses, a viewer might take it for a mere joke or provocation, but will soon enough find himself drawn in and devoured by the maelstrom-like expanse of intense color. Stefan Betke's music can have a similar effect. Here, reductionism and minimalism do not equal austerity, but a sensuous, almost baroque experience, with oscillations produced by crackles and bass that envelop the body and leave it vibrating. It all started with the analog Waldorf 4 Pole filter that gave Betke his memorable moniker. Inspired by the defective equipment's distinctive crackles, Pole took them as a starting point for his equally simple and subtle sound layers. Here, rhythmic textures and warmly pulsing bass lines join in play, and, at least from 2, experience a slow shift towards minimal dub. Pole's music has a unique way of oscillating between euphony and avant-garde, between pop and experiment. Now, with the reissue of his first three albums, listeners get a chance to experience these three records as a coherent entity and explore this defining benchmark in the history of electronic music.
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