First things first, Farben is an alias of Jan Jelinek. He tends to release microhouse / dub music under this moniker, and Textstar is basically a compilation CD of tracks from four 12" releases that he recorded in 1999 to 2002. Starbox is similar, it's just a vinyl set instead. Textstar is a strong showcase for the power of minimalism in contemporary techno. Most of the tracks have the classic four-on-the-floor house bass, but some of his tracks slip into different rhythms, seemingly laying down foundations for the sounds of dubstep that would get popular later on, albeit … read more
First things first, Farben is an alias of Jan Jelinek. He tends to release microhouse / dub music under this moniker, and Textstar is basically a com… read more
First things first, Farben is an alias of Jan Jelinek. He tends to release microhouse / dub music under this moniker, and Textstar is basically a compilation CD of tracks from four 12&qu… read more
Farben is a microhouse project of Jan Jelinek with influence from soul and funk. As Farben he focuses more on the dance aspect and is more minimalistic compared to music released under his real name. He is best categorized by heavily use of clicks and cuts, complicated rhythms, loops and elements of microsound. "Farben" is the German word for “colors”. The first Farben releases (KLANG 19, 25, 32, 39, 48 and 65) all have different cover colors: black, white, cyan, magenta and yellow. These are the colors you use for printing (CMYK). Most colors can be made by mixing these. … read more
Farben is a microhouse project of Jan Jelinek with influence from soul and funk. As Farben he focuses more on the dance aspect and is more minimalistic compared to music released under his … read more
Farben is a microhouse project of Jan Jelinek with influence from soul and funk. As Farben he focuses more on the dance aspect and is more minimalistic compared to music released under his real name. He is best categorized by heavily u… read more