Ellen Allien

The red synth can clearly be seen in her living room on pic 8/13.

As we promised, Ellen Allien is back. The BPitch Control boss' latest instalment is the Turn Off Your Mind EP, comprising of two raw, unpolished tracks of pure techno magic produced on a Roland Aira TR-8, TVB 303 and a Jupiter Synth in Ellen's living room.

As much as she enjoys shiny new gear, Allien would be at a loss without her vintage synths. For Thrills, she employed her trusty Roland TR-808 drum machine and SH-101 analog synth along with Clavia Nord Lead and Nord Modular synths; a Midas mixer; Apple Logic Pro; and her prized piece, the ARP 2600. “Turning wheels and pressing buttons, all [my] instruments sound deep and dark in my ears,” she says. “The ARP is perfect for that! And the ARP 2600 is the last synth I've bought — I saw it in Japan first and bought it finally on eBay. But I was looking a long time for it.”

As much as she enjoys shiny new gear, Allien would be at a loss without her vintage synths. For Thrills, she employed her trusty Roland TR-808 drum machine and SH-101 analog synth along with Clavia Nord Lead and Nord Modular synths; a Midas mixer; Apple Logic Pro; and her prized piece, the ARP 2600. “Turning wheels and pressing buttons, all [my] instruments sound deep and dark in my ears,” she says. “The ARP is perfect for that! And the ARP 2600 is the last synth I've bought — I saw it in Japan first and bought it finally on eBay. But I was looking a long time for it.”

The synth can clearly be seen in her living room beneath the red Nord Lead on pic 8/13.

In the article she clearly states: "Neben einem Oberheim Four Voice habe ich mich dort sofort in den ARP2600 verliebt." The Oberheim is also referred to in other articles...

The producer states: "Weiterhin haben wir häufig die Roland SH-101, den Waldorf Mircowave und den Clavia Micro Modular sowie alte Samples vom Ensoniq ASR-10 eingesetzt." You can see the yellow rackmount synth in the last pics at the bottem of the interview.

In the article the producer said: "Weiterhin haben wir häufig die Roland SH-101, den Waldorf Mircowave und den Clavia Micro Modular sowie alte Samples vom Ensoniq ASR-10 eingesetzt." She also mentioned the Nord Modular in other interviews.