Review: Ellen Allien

See post below for a rough idea of our appreciation for Ms Allien. She did not disappoint last night, even if her set was slightly different from what we expected. It was a much deeper, mature affair than usual, but different is always to be expected with someone as innovative as her. The set was very much a slow-burning, building one, and in the last hour really hit a climax, as profound air-filling build-ups were hammered home by stomping bass-heavy beats. It was certainly far less minimal than what I would expect or usually enjoy, but there are certainly no complaints here. She finished with a gem that had heads turning too: from Machine Gun from Portishead's new album (see Ed's post ).