The ghostly grooves of ‘Zulu’ mark a majestic mid point to the album, which then continues to seduce with spiritual synths and more beautiful melodies on cuts like ‘Odyssee’ as well as the album’s standout title track. ‘Blue Giant’, ‘Wir’ and ‘Ix’ all manage to be uplifting and thoughtful at the same time as driven and groovy, whilst ‘Birth’ comes on with a hymnal high note, long tailed pads and subtly shifting beats. Kicking off with the spine tingling chords and louche beats of ‘Singularity’ cuts like ‘Lila’ then continue to confirm that Stephan Bodzin has a classical understanding of melody that is way beyond your average. All this shines through and makes it an all the more engaging listen from start to finish. It is my wife, my children, my family, my friends, my passion, my enemy, my greatest fulfillment, my fear, my deepest peace, my power, all my love.”Īs such, this album is hugely personal and is filled with cerebral messages and well thought out concepts. It is a journey, a philosophy of life, a view of the world, a vague perception. Out of necessity, these have been assigned as A to F here.
All sides are denoted as A or B on cover and labels.
#Power of ten stephan bodzin full
It is an homage to Bob Moog, full of techno beats and sounds and space and party and ecstasy and dancing and listening, and crying and feeling. Catalogue number only appears in runouts on release and the Herzblut50.3 catalog is taken from official Stephan Bodzin homepage. The album is about harmonies, melodies, rhythms. Mabuse, The Gambler I' live at UFA Film Nights Berlin A notion that is further reinforced by this remix edition. Maceo Plex’s & Shall Ocin’s twist on Bodzin’s title track opens things up with driving percussion and emotive synths Coyu and Edu Imbernon’s take on ‘WIR’ injects raw, energising sounds that linger and drive the track there’s a darker feel to the Fur Coat remix of ‘Singularity’ with subtle references to the original throughout D-Nox & Beckers bring an emotional and euphoric feel to ‘Odysee’ with a punchy bass line at its core Extrawelt’s take on ‘Blue Giant’ oscillates through octaves and chops up the melody, creating a bouncy edit Dominik Eulberg’s remix is oozing with delicate melodies and a soft electronic sound Nicolas Masseyeff’s remix of ‘Lila’ is upbeat with appreciated synths and flanged notes that tie in with the powerful driving elements of the original there’s a dark, minimal side to Victor Ruiz’s edit of ‘Ix’, with a soaring bass that punches through closing things off is the delicate take on ‘Birth’ by Super Flu with ethereal vocal chords, soft piano and squidgy stabs.įor me ‘Powers of Ten’ is one of the biggest album releases of the year. Everything Counts (Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub) The Best of Depeche Mode, Vol. Stephan Bodzin soon started getting into music, mostly influenced by his father, an artist and musician himself, whose studio contained all the magic sound-machines like ARP2600, Memorymoog, Polysix and many others. It feels as though this album in an evolution each track taking on a new, exciting form with every remix artist adding their own unique twist whilst retaining either subtle or core elements of the original tracks. Stephan Bodzin (born August 4,1969 in Bremen) is a german DJ, techno-producer and owner of a Label. I’m never one to get too excited by a remix album as I feel that they detract from the artist’s original vision, however this album is an exception. It was released in 2015 on Herzblut and was intended as a tribute to Robert Moog, the inventor of the. I think in German Minimalist Techno and in contemporary music in general, few are doing it as well as Stephan Bodzin. Blue Giant, Wir, Odyssee, and Zulu form another group of compelling songs. Zulu, Powers of Ten, Singularity and Birth are the tracks that stand out for me from the original release (back in June) so I’m pleased to see that they all feature on the remix album (some more than once as different artists take to remix duty). Powers of Ten is Stephan Bodzins second solo album. Tracks like Sputnik, Birth and Powers of Ten have become essential for me- they are simply great. Read our interview with Stephan Bodzin here | Watch Stephan Bodzin live at ADE here Released on his own Herzblut recordings, the track listing reads like a who’s who of the techno world only a figurehead such as Bodzin could command such an A-list selection of remix artists – Maceo Plex, Coyu, Fur Coat, Pan-Pot, Marc Romboy, Extrawelt, Max Cooper, Dominik Eulberg and Nicolas Masseyeff are just a few of the artists that have remixed the albums signature tracks. Following on from the huge success of Powers Of Ten, Stephan Bodzin is back, bringing his fans even more techno goodness with a remix edition of the album.
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