Ellen Allien

In the article, she states: "Es sieht zu Beginn meistens so aus dass ich mich an den ARP setze und Holger irgendein ein anderes Gerät bedient und wir zu Beats der Elektron Machinedrum oder der TR-808 verschiedene Lines ausprobieren und improvisieren." The article dates from 2002, the SPS1 MkI was released in 2001.

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.”

Ellen Allien is shown using the Roland SBX-1 Sync Box in the interview "How Ellen Allien Set the Tone for Berlin’s Nightlife" by Freunde von Freunden.

In the Freunde von Freunden interview, a photo shows Ellen Allien's Doepfer MSY2 Midi to Sync Interface in the background, alongside her Roland SBX-1.