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How did the myth surrounding the proverbial "difficult second album" come

about? And who first started the rumor that you have a lifetime to finish the first

album, but two years at most for the second? It's likely that all these platitudes

simply got churned out of the cliché machine at some stage, but the fact remains:

they are out there and they sometimes make life tough for musicians. But not for

Till von Sein. The German DJ and producer simply approached the dictatorship

of the schedule with a shoulder shrug; stress rolled off him like water off a duck's

back, and he follows up his 2011 full-length debut, #LTD (SUOL 003 CD), with

Precious. But isn't Tilly the guy whose tour schedules barely leaves any corner of

the earth untouched? That's right. In reality, the years between #LTD and Precious

were compressed into a time frame during which other artists on the scene

manage to put out a few EPs and remixes at most. More importantly, von Sein's

Precious is not merely a follow-up: von Sein has re-calibrated himself and reassessed

his approach to creating an album. He sums up his approach to

recording this release with unambiguous brevity: "I wanted the album to get to the

point." While it's predecessor could be described as performing a loyal service to

the functional aspects of house, the tracks on this album dance to the everchanging

tune of their author. Precious effortlessly does it's name justice, forming a

collection of interpretations of all the musical treasures that have left the deepest

impression on von Sein as an artist. The album shifts between house, R'n'B, and

soul-inflected pop, stylishly connecting the most remote bpms and succeeding

where many others have failed in combining dancefloor compatibility with a touch

of songwriter inspiration and even airplayability. Features appearances from Kid

Enigma, Russoul, The Black 80s, Diamond Setter & Maria Leonard,

Mr. V, and Meggy. Only available in LP+CD format.