Chloe The Mistress Of Dirty Minimal Electro Drops Her First LP
German minimalism and dirty electro = PURE SEX
When I picked up Chloe’s Crack & Speed release 12″ “Take Care” in 2005, I couldn’t get it off the platter. It got into me, one of those tracks you can’t describe, you just look at whomever is standing next to you, and give them the “this is f!@#$%^ sick” nod, and in your loss of eloquence, simply state, this is sooooooooooo GOOD. And its timeless, it evokes the same feeling in me now that it did when I first played it.
“The Waiting Room” – being released on Kill The DJ, drops Oct 10th, and its no surprise to anyone familiar with her production that its getting less than stellar reviews, and deservedly so. And “The Waiting Room” is such a fitting title, because those who follow her musical adventures, have in fact been waiting for this album.
TRACKLISTING
1 The waiting room
2 I Want you
3 Be kind to me
4 It´s Sunday
5 Common Cello
6 Around the clock
7 No one can be
8 Suspended
9 Amour
10 Dead end
11 Beneath the underground
12 Over the dose
13 Brashov
14 womb to tomb
15 The door
To celebrate the release of Chloe’s album Berlin and London will be hosting “The Waiting Room” release parties. (Can we get some US dates?!)
Berlin @ Watergate Club, Wednesday, Oct 10th
Chloe [Kill The DJ, Karat]
Roman Flugel [Playhouse]
Sven VT [Memo, Zander VT]
Butane [Alphahouse, Dumb-Unit]
Sebastian Wilck [Just, Watergate]
London @ Fabric, Saturday, Oct 13
Room One: Craig Richards, Andrew Weatherall, Howie B (Live)
Room Two: Chloe, Joakim, Tim Paris, Battant (Live)
Room Three:Terry Francis, Pete Moss,Rob Summerhayes
Press for “The Waiting Room”
“The Waiting Room, debut album from Parisian DJ/ producer Chloe, may be the finest LP released this year – seriously. It’s certainly the most atmospheric: the druggy, arty spirit of film noir and The Velvet Underground are channelled into cutting-edge production and�elegant songwriting to create an incredible fusion of acoustic and electronic sounds, taking in elements of kosmische, minimal techno, fractured folk and drone-rock. Essential, basically.”
FACT – album of the month
“It’s quite remarkable, standing out from the welter of electronic album attempts with it’s simplicity, fragility and often-stunning originality…. Just to say this is a very special album and an amazing debut in anyone’s books.”
UPDATE – album of the week
“Augmenting her skeletal techno beats with droning, bluesy guitar�riffs, spine-chilling electronic textures and fragmented vocals, French producer Chlo� Thevenin’s debut album is a singularly�unsettling one…. For all that it evokes a particularly severe comedown, there is a deep, opulent beauty to Chloe’s music which compels�you to return for more.”
The Guardian
“This is a fantastically stylish and substantial record, one which effortlessly flits between techno function, traditional song and textural innovation and ends up being the best avant-minded pop album of ‘07 so far (sorry Matthew, you almost had it). If even half the music-loving public was genuinely as open-minded as they claim to be, this would be a bestselling crossover hit… trust me, you’ll still be playing it ten years from now.”
TAPE
An introspective peek into quiet acoustic melody, moody strings, and spare, breathy vocals, it interprets electronic music from a place far from the dancefloor.
XLR8R
A surreal-toned and breathtaking album.
Electronic Beats
