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Number 46 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 21st Century21st CenturyTier A

The Au Harem d'Archimede

Ricardo Villalobos

2004 · minimal techno

Perlon · PERL 43

undergroundchart-reachCommercial reach 2 out of 5, where 1 is deep underground and 5 is top-40.
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Why it's here

Villalobos stretches minimal-techno ideas to nearly obsessive lengths on The Au Harem d'Archimede. Micro-timing and negative space make the tracks seem to breathe, and repetition stays unstable instead of hardening into a fixed loop. 'Hireklon' opens on nearly fifteen minutes and 'True To Myself' closes on the same. It is the record telling you its terms twice.

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Tracklist

  1. AHireklon14:46
  2. B1Serpentin9:46
  3. B2For All Seasons4:29
  4. C1Théorème D'Archimède6:54
  5. C2Hello Halo8:09
  6. D1Temenarc 26:02
  7. D2Temenarc 17:27
  8. E1Stereobox5:13
  9. E2Miami8:58
  10. FTrue To Myself14:16