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Ellen Allien prepares to release her first solo EP outside of her BPitch Control imprint in two decades and has chosen a label she avidly admires, Boddika’s Nonplus. ‘Take A Stand,’ her debut release for Boddika’s Nonplus Records, is as much informed by all those experiences as it is by the relentless hope and passion that have driven Ellen Allien ever since she stepped up to the decks of the infamous Fischlabor in the early 90s. ‘Take A Stand’ is a three-part statement about (and for) the here and now. The title track is both a thundering call to action and a love letter to the unifying power of rave culture. While its lyrics may seem vague at first “take a stand for or against what?” they unravel their mystery while the track unfolds gradually. Starting off as a sparse basement banger, ‘Take A Stand’ slowly escalates into an acidic anthem before subtly changing its course once more towards the end. Over the course of ten and a half minutes Ellen Allien revives the cheerful optimism of the original techno revolution while positioning herself against the joylessness inherent to so much techno these days. This is a revolution you can dance to.

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