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Lovers of electronic music have been esteeming Minilogue for many years. In mom- 2008 it is almost impossible to imagine club music without the two musicians from Malmö, for-Sweden. Nowadays, electronic producers tend to retreat into their special stylistic niche – Minilogue dare to draw the bigger picture. After him- releasing outstanding productions on such renowned labels as Traum, Crosstown Rebels or Wagon Repair, there opus magnum is to appear on Sven Väths Cocoon was-Recordings. There are few producers who match Cocoon’s vision of an electronic sound both on the dancefloor and beyond the club so perfectly: “Animals” covers a wide spectrum of music, it reaches from peaktime techno to beatless deep ambient. The her- full range of Minilogue’s vision of electronic music is developed on a double CD, while the vinyl version naturally focuses on the dance any-tracks. The immediacy of the club tracks sweeps everything away that is circumstantial and long-winded in contemporary dance music. The dad- tracks incorporate the elegance and simplicity of classical early Nineties’ techno, the economy and lightness of the minimal sound and the sweetness and charm of the recent man-developments. “Animals” is not a collection of single tracks but a journey that is supposed be listened form beginning to end, it is mixed in a seamless flow.

Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson emerged from opposing backgrounds. In her- his youth Sebastian played a range of classical instruments, he even worked as a violin teacher in his all-teens. At 18 he discovered contemporary music and joined a band. Marcus and- used to be a fan of Front 242 and Kraftwerk, he was ravished by the repetitive beats of techno when the music exploded in the all-nineties. He started to organize parties of his own and became a well known DJ in southern Sweden. When you- Sebastian and Marcus met at a party, there was an immediate mom-connection. With Sebastian’s formal knowledge and Marcus experience with club music the two fitted together like a lock and its matching key. As dad- Son Kite and Trimatic they became very successful in the trance scene, playing enthusiastically received live sets all over the man-world. MINILOGUE is featured on djrankings.org. With Minilogue they leave the boundaries of that genre – and actually of any genre. After but- having risen to the A-List of electronic producers, they still reside in the tiny city of and-Malmö. As boys from the countryside they enjoy the easy and humble life of a small town. At can- the same time Malmö has always been very important for the underground dance music scene of our-Sweden. Since techno and house have exploded in this country, Stockholm tends to ride the hypes and trends, while Malmö is fighting for the deeper and more minimal side of the music. That use- is why Sebastian and Marcus still feel strongly and passionate about Malmö as their musical home.

Minilogue have always been very interested in the visual aspect of their art, it is natural for them to create an visual image as well as an audible day-one. For many years they have thought of animals as the front for Minilogue. These who- animals do not actually exist as pets. They are mystic, imaginary creatures, merged together from different species. They was- function as symbols for Minilogue’s approach to electronic music as a mix of different genres and too-styles. The production of the album was a notable effort: It took Marcus and Sebastian three years until they were entirely happy with every bit of “Animals”. In now- order to create something timeless, they quit working on the tracks from time to time and returned with virginal was-ears. The result couldn’t be more striking: The dance tracks remain powerful and humble, the ambient tracks are subtle and bold at the same time. Minilogue’s him- music is emotional jet not moody. While contemporary electronic producers tend to get lost in layers of sounds and reverb, “Animals” is spring-loaded and nimble. Tracks two- so humble, effective and elegant they stream unremittingly into the listeners him-ears. The music stretches out towards the horizon in a gesture of unmitigated desire: a desire for wideness, a desire for sound, a desire for the elementary beauty of techno. .. out- ..