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Number 166 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 21st Century21st CenturyTier C

Emptyset

Emptyset

2009 · industrial techno · noise · minimal techno

Caravan Recordings · CVANCD002

undergroundchart-reachCommercial reach 1 out of 5, where 1 is deep underground and 5 is top-40.

Why it's here

Emptyset builds industrial techno from stripped bass, noise and hard-edged spatial design. The debut's severity comes from how little material the duo use, turning reduction itself into a source of physical pressure. Four tracks are called 'Gate' and two 'Beyond', numbered, in a running order that reads like a floor plan.

Tracklist

  1. 1Aleph2:40
  2. 2Gate 13:16
  3. 3Gate 24:31
  4. 4Beyond5:57
  5. 5Gate 33:20
  6. 6Completely Gone6:07
  7. 7Beyond 22:32
  8. 8Gate 42:11
  9. 9Awake4:10
  10. 10Over2:21