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Eyepennies
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2005.09
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Format: CD.LP
Style: Groovy Electronica
Length: 54min
Sleeve design: alorenz, Berlin/Gränsö
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Tracklisting CD
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01. ELLATRE
02. STRUM - check video
03. KNAPRIG
04. MNOGO
05. ROCIN
06. REVELJ
07. OAKLIPS
08. FELICIA
09. KROGG
10. VISKOS
11. STAIN
12. BUNDLE
Tracklisting LP
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A1. ELLATRE
A2. MNOGO
A3. KNAPRIG
A4. ROCIN
B1. OAKLIPS
B2. STRUM - check video
B3. KROGG
B4. FELICIA
Listen to this release in our mp3 shop at Klicktrack.
Eyepennies is the long anticipated second album after Folie's 2002 debut Misspass, which got overwhelming response from international press (rated no 2 album of 2002 by german magazine de:bug). A long wait indeed, but his new album will leave no one disappointed, and for sure build on his reputation as one of the most talented artists from Scandinavia.
Folie delivers 12 stunning tracks of swirling electronica with undeniable pop appeal. His slightly surreal constructions of melancholic melodies, funky little beats and laid-back harmonies create a flow for easy afternoons as well as intense club nights.
Credits
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Written, recorded and produced at master_boot by Stefan Thor, 2005. Published by Container Publishing. Mastered by Andreas Tilliander at Repeatle. Supported by the Swedish National Council For Cultural Affairs.
Video of STRUM by Anders Weberg at Recycled.
Dedicated to Ella Felicia.
Quotes and Reviews
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"Eyepennies" builds a bridge between a great diversity of sonic fragments while adding a unique charm and intimacy to the sound. In structural and aesthetic terms this full length provides a convincing balance between more cautios anthems, that seem to be more suitable for headphone listening or an intimate club than the dancefloor - and slightly twisted more driving cuts, all covered by simultaneously calculated and lively rhythmic patterns. The result is a fascinating hybrid that defies the restrictions of common definitions and genres. Recommended record!
Minlove [D]
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Darin ist "Eyepennies" ein extrem spannendes Album geworden und in den Sounds ist es - wenn auch nicht so dicht und geschlossen wie Misspass - um so vielseitiger und steckt voller heimlicher Hits. 5/5
Bleed, De-Bug [D]
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Der Schwede Stefan Thor ist Folie und veröffentlicht bei Mitek sein zweites Album, das ihm hoffentlich auch international die verdiente Ruhm und Ehr einbringen wird. Denn "Eyepennies" ist großartig und klingt nach nichts geringerem als einer ziemlich dopen, dunklen und nicht zuletzt auch deeperen Variante von Lusine.
SD, Groove [D]
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Stefan Thor has carved out a pretty nice twelve cut effort of clean electronic music that is somewhere between dancefloor and armchair. It's no wonder that Thor hails from Sweden, as the release finds kinship with the fluid and elegant design radiating out of that country, be it furniture or architecture.
Almostcool [US]
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Folie is Stefan Thor, and this album has been mastered by fellow Swede Andreas Tilliander. This is a nice selection of deep electronica - the tracks come in various guises - from warm and melodic dub / glitch to more sinister and angular tracks, to more spacious deep electronics. It all hangs together as an album, and if you like your music in that slightly in-organic and metalic electronic form, then this is for you.
Smallfish [UK]
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Folie mounts his clicks, flicks and buzz to a nicety, mend it with a harmony or two and fine beats. The end product is not as stripped down as SND or as cluttered as Plaid. With the innovative move to let influences from dub and elsewhere appear briefly here and there, the album makes me, as a consumer, feel refreshed and satisfied. 8/10
Release Magazine [SWE]
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When an album gets voted 2nd best of the year by Germany's De:Bug magazine, you'd be well advised to take notice... Having received that very accolade for his 2002 debut 'Misspass', Folie (aka Stefan Thor) has now rustled up a worthy follow-up in the shape of 'Eyepennies'. Enthralled to the 'crisp & dry' school of electronica, 'Eyepennies' sees Thor take sturdy beats and garnish the, with all manner of analogue blushes, bleeps and cellophane soundscapes. Opening with 'Ellatre', Folie establishes a lurching sound which crackles along to a most pleasing conclusion, before 'Strum' takes over with a dubby fingered take on clunktronica. Elsewhere, 'Felicia' wouldn't have looked out of place on Mille Plateaux,'Stain' will have you glancing over your shoulder for the ethereal voices in the wires, whilst 'Mnogo' is an after-hours jaunt through an echo-fed hall of electro tarnished grandeur....
Boomkat [UK]
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Crispy Dub-Techno im Transparent-Gewand, der einige Male Richtung Soundscapes geht und geschult ist an Deadbeat, scape oder Mille Plateaux. Der Club klingt wieder schöner mit Folie.
Pascal Blum, Kommerz [CH]
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Ganz schön krogger Strum, den Folie da mit seinen „Eyepennies“ zurechtgestaint hat. Frickel-di-wackelt sich unaufdringlich, aber effektiv groovend in die Ohrmuscheln und samplet sich da locker fest mit seinem Klimpern und Brummeln und Wistel.
Malte Carli, Intro [D]
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Herr Thor laviert zwischen Melodie und Beat schöner, sympathischer Prägun.
Exitmusic [CH]
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I don't listen to a lot of electronic music, so I have to admit that I really don't have much of a vocabulary to discuss it. But I know what I like and I like Folie (aka Stefan Thor) and his new album "Eyepennies"
It's a trap [SWE]
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..the gaseous sonics and twittering beats are excellently executed.
The Urb [US]
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