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artist : shantel
title : 2
year : 1998
genre : lo-fi
label : essay recordings (ay 079)
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ripper : karmacoma
rls-date : 16-feb-2001
encoder : fhg radium mp3 codec v1.263
quality : 192kbps/44,100hz
source : vinyl
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a1 all i want 6:40
a2 letter from the editor 5:22
b1 don't look down girl 7:56
b2 i'm not afraid 5:00
4 tracks (00h 24m 58s)
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1968 frankfurt by sea. stefan hantel is born to the world and the
first rhythm he feels is his mother's heartbeat. thousands of beats
and hours of clubbing later, stefan hantel, alias shantel, releases
his album "higher than the funk" on k7 records, which demands more
than a brisk introduction for this multi-instrumentalist.
a retrospective - after growing up in frankfurt, stefan hantel went
to paris to study graphic design. in 1991 he opened a club called
'lissania' in the frankfurt red light district, which he soon
renamed the 'lissania essay'. in the blaze of the city's thumping
techno clubs, shantel built up a musical adventure playground for
his later domain, from downtempo to a flowing blend of pop and new
electronica. bands like whirlpool and djs like kruder and
dorfmeister first launched their idiosyncratic mixes in the
'lissania essay', and shantel's own influences there such as la
funk mob, massive attack and karl lagerfeld were aptly described in
jockey slut with the words "electronic ocean of the next century".
viennese dj duo kruder & dorfmeister used this track on their
dj-kicks! album. two more eps on his own essay recordings label
earned him not only howie b.'s approval but had also secured him
the opening set for bj÷rk's frankfurt gig the previous year.
viennese photographer bettina komenda and frankfurt graphic
designer markus weisbeck were responsible for the extraordinary
artwork of these releases, as of that on the current album.
alongside excellent reviews and features in the english music press
including dazed and confused, nme, wire and the face, shantel has
done successful dj gigs in america, germany and israel, where he
appeared regularly at the decks as well as recording new tracks. a
remarkable album from a remarkable talent.
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greetings to sweetbeats, quadrophenia, sour, mindscape, deephouse
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