Clicks & Cuts Series
Encyclopedia
Clicks & Cuts Series is a compilation series from the German
music label Mille Plateaux
. It features various experimental electronic artists to give an example of the sound and variety of the glitch
music movement of the early 2000's. So far, six volumes have been released.
The term "clicks & cuts" was first used by an English
journalist writing about glitch music
and the Mille Plateaux
label.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
music label Mille Plateaux
Mille Plateaux
Mille Plateaux is an influential electronica record label founded 1993 by Achim Szepanski in Frankfurt, Germany. It is known for mostly releasing minimal techno, glitch music and other experimental electronic music.-History:...
. It features various experimental electronic artists to give an example of the sound and variety of the glitch
Glitch (music)
Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The glitch aesthetic is characterized by a deliberate use of glitch based sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted disturbances reducing the overall sound quality and are thus...
music movement of the early 2000's. So far, six volumes have been released.
The term "clicks & cuts" was first used by an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
journalist writing about glitch music
Glitch (music)
Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The glitch aesthetic is characterized by a deliberate use of glitch based sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted disturbances reducing the overall sound quality and are thus...
and the Mille Plateaux
Mille Plateaux
Mille Plateaux is an influential electronica record label founded 1993 by Achim Szepanski in Frankfurt, Germany. It is known for mostly releasing minimal techno, glitch music and other experimental electronic music.-History:...
label.
Volumes
- Clicks & CutsClicks & CutsClicks & Cuts is the first volume in the Clicks & Cuts Series released by Mille Plateaux in 2000. The double album was released as an attempt to investigate and define the glitch music aesthetic in its early 2000s popularity.-Track listing:...
- Clicks & Cuts 2Clicks & Cuts, Vol. 2Clicks & Cuts, Vol. 2 is the second volume in the Clicks & Cuts Series released by Mille Plateaux in 2001. The triple album was released as an attempt to investigate and define the glitch music aesthetic in its early 2000s popularity.-Track listing:...
- Clicks & Cuts 3Clicks & Cuts, Vol. 3Clicks & Cuts, Vol. 3 is the third volume in the Clicks & Cuts Series released by Mille Plateaux in 2002. The double album was released as an attempt to investigate and define the glitch music aesthetic in its early 2000s popularity.-Disc one:...
- Clicks & Cuts 4
- Clicks & Cuts 5.0 - Paradigm Shift
- Clicks & Cuts 5.1 - Paradigm Shift (The Bonus Package)
See also
- Mille PlateauxMille PlateauxMille Plateaux is an influential electronica record label founded 1993 by Achim Szepanski in Frankfurt, Germany. It is known for mostly releasing minimal techno, glitch music and other experimental electronic music.-History:...
(Label) - Glitch music
- Minimal technoMinimal technoMinimal techno is a minimalist sub-genre of techno. It is characterized by a stripped-down aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition, and understated development. This style of dance music production generally adheres to the motto less is more; a principle that has been previously utilized, to...
- Intelligent dance musicIntelligent dance musicIntelligent dance music is a term that describes an electronic music genre that emerged in the early 1990s. The genre is influenced by a wide range of musical styles particularly electronic dance music such as Detroit Techno...
- MicrohouseMicrohouseMicrohouse, buftech or sometimes just minimal, is a subgenre of house and glitch music.-History:Microhouse has its roots in the minimal techno, glitch , and house genres of music. Its first echoes appeared in a glitch album by German experimental artist Oval, in 1993...
External links
- Official label website
- Article on Clicks + Cuts Compilation at Salon.comSalon.comSalon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...