Thrills (Ellen Allien album)

Thrills is the third solo studio album by German electronic musician Ellen Allien. It was released on BPitch Control on 16 May 2005.[1]

Thrills
Studio album by
Released16 May 2005 (2005-05-16)
GenreTechno
Length52:35
LabelBPitch Control
Producer
Ellen Allien chronology
Berlinette
(2003)
Thrills
(2005)
Orchestra of Bubbles
(2006)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Pitchfork7.0/10[4]
Stylus MagazineB+[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes     [6]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ellen Allien and Holger Zilske

No.TitleLength
1."Come"6:38
2."The Brain Is Lost"5:18
3."Your Body Is My Body"5:20
4."Naked Rain"4:54
5."Washing Machine Is Speaking"5:26
6."Down"4:35
7."Ghost Train"3:06
8."Cloudy City"6:20
9."She Is with Me"5:03
10."Magma"8:27
Total length:52:35
Enhanced CD edition bonus video
No.TitleLength
1."Down"3:56

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Ellen Allien – production
  • Holger Zilske – production
  • Steffi&Steffi – artwork
  • Florian Kolmer – photography

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 130

References

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  1. ^ "Thrills". BPitch Control. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Thrills by Ellen Allien". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Thrills – Ellen Allien". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ Sylvester, Nick (16 June 2005). "Ellen Allien: Thrills". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. ^ Gill, Michael F. (22 June 2005). "Ellen Allien – Thrills". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 January 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ Foster, Split. "Ellen Allien – Thrills". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Ellen Allien – Thrills". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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