My Knistern & Knattern playlist, this little treasure box of experimental electronics, has finally reached the critical mass of 45 tracks. Cool! That took quite a while, but now the fun begins. :-) I find the playlist nicely diversified and enjoyable, and not nearly as intellectual and demanding as I expected. Which is a good thing. It seems like I'm much more average than I thought. ;-)

Unfortunately, since last.fm has switched to a new website layout, browsing the site is now much less of a pleasure, and my very own profile page now also looks outright crappy. And there's nothing I can do about it. :-(

I just hope that they won't ruin the design of the last.fm player in a similar way. OK, there are other players around, so even that would not be the end, but still, I always found last.fm to be more than just a radio provider, and I don't want to shudder and feel regret every moment I am interacting with…

I've cleaned up my playlist, mostly by kicking out some mediocre stuff. It should also be a smoother experience than before, with fewer stressful tracks. Over time, it has turned into a really pleasant minimal techno collection, and I had a wonderful time enjoying and reviewing it. Although there's still some IDM & Noise sprinkled in, so, should you decide to tune in, be warned. :-)

To name just a few, the list now features tracks from T.Raumschmiere, Thomas Brinkmann, Wighnomy Brothers & Robag Wruhme, Oliver Hacke, Frank Martiniq, Marek Bois, Tomas Andersson,…

Mein Radio ist eine Sauna! Erst drinnen durchglühen, dann ab ins Eiswasser, mit Gekreisch! Danach relaxen und schön eingelümmelt auf der Terrasse in den Sternenhimmel schaun. :-)

Today I discovered the Dense record shop. Only one mile from my place, so I'm probably late. :-) I just wanted to quickly check out Alva Noto there, which has been on my agenda for quite some time, and then move on to other stuff. That turned out to be not so easy. ;-) This record shop is really awesome if you appreciate advanced electronic sounds. And there, my clueless self discovered the wonderful universe of the Raster-Noton label. The trip started with cyclo., and after that, it easily ate the next three hours. :-) WOW, this sound is…

Skinny Puppy! Ach, die guten! Es ist Zeit für eine Ode auf diese großartige Band. Ich hab ja irgendwann nach ein paar schwachen Alben aufgehört, ihren Werdegang zu verfolgen, aber die frühen Teile, da sind Perlen dabei… Das ist noch ordentlicher, handgestrickter Wahnsinn, in guten Momenten ein echtes Brainticket in die Hölle. Ich mag ja sowas. :-p

Ich habe die Knaben anno 1990 kenngelernt. Ein Klassenkamerad von mir, dem ich dafür auf ewig dankbar bin, hatte die Cleanse, Fold and Manipulate (auf Tape!), mit Tracks wie Draining Faces zweifellos ein sehr geschmackvoller Einstieg in die Skinny-Puppy-Welt. Es gibt nicht…