Artist ...... : Oliver Klein
Title ....... : Gallery
Genre ....... : House
Label ....... : Kling Klong
Catnr ....... : KLINGCD003
Source ...... : WEB
Quality ..... : 320kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Duration .... : 03:03:14 (424.MB)
Ripdate ..... : 02-09-2011
Store ....... : http://beatport.com
Tracklist ... :
1. Hey Baby 7:33
2. What U Got 7:28
3. Rainstick 7:46
4. Slowphatty 6:34
5. Century 22 6:50
6. Suspenders 7:29
7. Gran Torino 8:49
8. Straight To The Point 8:14
9. Restless 7:43
10.Cougar 7:05
11.Every Year 7:35
12.My Definition 6:52
13.Heat 7:30
14.Caleno 7:48
15.Gallery (Mixed By Oliver Klein) 77:58
Release Notes :
Thomas Schumacher: a proper club album by oliver. heaps of cool tracks to play.
well done!
Laurent Garnier: lots of really cool driving techno tracks in there, this should
do very well
Riva Starr: Klein is always quality!
Stephan Bodzin: This is definitely one of the best longplayer i received this
year!! stunning high quality production with the perfect feeling for summer
2011. it┤s a straight to the floor album, no listening stuff, no songs on it >
and i love it like that ;-) an amazing collection of sophisticated, full
functional dancefloor weapons which will easily find their way into the crates
of all techhouse AND techno keyplayers out there. played out like 5 or 6 tracks
last weekend and got huge (and i mean huge. not this "huge" you get on these
promo-feedback forms. honestly huuuge) reactions. especially in love with:
- "century 22" - a funky techy groovin thing that keeps me headshaking for the
full 8 minutes.
- "straight to the point" goes straight to my feet. a percussive rolling techno
track, the atmosphere and groove is just hypnotizin. monster floorfiller!
- "cougar" one of the most catchy basslines i┤ve heard lately... brilliant
arrangement.
- "every year"┤s main synth is drivin me nuts. what did oliver eat/drink/.. when
producing this one???? bomb. bomb. bomb. will play for a loooong time 4 sure.
- "heat" > look "every year" what can i say. it┤s rare to find as many weapons
on one single record these dayz ;-)
and best of all: it doesn┤t sound like this or that project, it doesn┤t fit
perfectly into any genre. it┤s kind of exaclty on this edge between unique and
already established. my full respect and support for this masterpiece. will
chart #1 & playout untill 2015 or so...
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This September, DJ and Producer Oliver Klein releases his debut album 'Gallery'
on Kling Klong records.
In the world of electronic music there are weekend warriors, and then there's
Oliver Klein. Unpretentiously driven by his passion for music, Klein has assumed
different roles throughout his thirty-year career, anywhere from the offices of
Artist & Repertoire, to his preferred realm of expertise behind the turntables.
Considering his diverse mix compilations, magazine cover stories, the memorable
gigs at renowned events and festivals around the world, including regular tours
through the deepest regions of South America, one may begin to wonder - why wait
so long to release your first LP? The answer is simple and one that any creative
soul worth their salt understands; creativity should never be rushed or forced
for the sake of it, and it's with this principle in mind that Germany's Oliver
Klein finally releases his debut album 'Gallery'. This sleek collection of
jacking techno and house jams is a testament to a man who has been perfecting
his craft over the course of many years.
"I grew up with funk and soul" says Oliver. He adds with a smile, "My brother is
six years older than I and he always bought cool records.... which I tried to
steal, of course. Stuff like SOS Band, The Whispers, Kool and the Gang." Since
those formidable years, he fell in love with electronica and has steadily
cultivated his passion for the music into a way of life. Oliver Klein first
burst onto the global dance music scene in the early 90ies, cutting a fine line
with a style that fell somewhere between the darker side of progressive house
and tribalist techno. Remixes for the likes of James Holden, Thomas Schumacher,
Pascal Feos, Robert Armani and SΘbastien Leger confirmed his burgeoning status
as one of Europe's hottest new production talents. As the years went on his
output evolved into a more refined house and new school tech sound. It was
around that time that Klein founded his label Mutekki together with Jⁿrgen
Driessen, where he released many acclaimed records of his own and also from
Anton Pieete, John DahlbΣck and Boris Werner to name a few. As if all of this
weren't enough, then there's Kleins duties as head of booking at Dⁿsseldorf's
Club 102, the successor to the legendary Treibhaus where he was a resident DJ
for many years. It was in 2008 Oliver began his working relationship with Martin
Eyerer & Rainer Weichholds formidable Kling Klong label, and it's on that same
label where he'll release his longawaited debut.
'Gallery' is a 14-track collection of unreleased collaborations that showcases
the varied sides of Kleins production output. The name 'Gallery' reflects this
public display of creativity. After getting to know Oliver and a glance at the
album credits, it's clear that the making of 'Gallery' was a family affair:
"I've been working together with different producers since 1993, so the album is
of course also a collaborative project." Beginning with the loose house-jam of
the opener "Hey Baby", the infectious and bold intent of the album is
established, and then galvanized through the irresistibly fine "What U Got", a
track which begins with a cacophonous onset of percussions, and then seems to
melt, further and further into deepness. These opening tracks are two of the
five collaborations together with the masterful Peter Jⁿrgens (Electribe); the
duo also come up trumps with the mischievous techno wiggle of "Slowphatty".
Kling Klong label boss Martin Eyerer lends a hand on the super sensual technoid
bounce of "Gran Torino", the heady atmospherics on "Century 22", and the
stunning ethereal closer "Caleno". Belgian man-of-the-moment Ramon Tapia
contributes to the heads-down shuffle of "Straight To The Point" and the tensely
slinky big-room minimalism of "My Definition", as well as the retro charm of
"Cougar", with its mournful, haunted synth leads. Three tracks with Wollion
(Mood Music/Plastic City) and Mario Da Ragnio complete the bundle of eclectic
collaborations. The influence of these highly esteemed co-producers together
with Oliver Klein combines in captivating fashion; the result being a collection
of tightly produced DJ-friendly tracks a cohesive intermingling of different
styles of techno. "The fans who will buy my album aren't waiting for me to make
downbeat or chillout tracks. explains Klein. "I'm presenting the sort of tracks
I've always represented here. It's a good mixture between the styles of techno
music that people have come to expect from me." He adds with a twinkle in his
eye, "There are really many good tracks on the album, each one is special in its
own way."
Oliver Kleins debut album 'Gallery' is a strictly-limited edition release, with
each copy bearing individually handmade artwork. Each sleeve features a portrait
of Klein drawn by a student from a gradeschool art class in Cologne, where he
went one day to be their subject. The result is an album where every single copy
is truly unique a rare and desirable quality in this day and age of homogenous
product and identity-less downloads. It's a fitting visual concept for an album
that exudes character and individuality at every turn!