Elisabeth Esselink, known as Solex, is a Dutch artist who built songs by sampling and recomposing fragments sourced from her Amsterdam used record shop (Dutch Records). Her debut 'Solex vs. The Hitmeister' was released on Matador in 1998; subsequent notable albums include Pick Up and Low Kick and Hard Bop.

Works via a cut-and-paste, sample-based technique; described in reviews as lo-fi/post lo-fi, collage-like, with a 'lunar' distant vocal style. Comparisons in reviews include Beck, Stereolab, Bjork, DJ Shadow and Portishead influences; reviewers emphasize craftsmanship over industry and an indie aesthetic.

DeBaser reviews praise Solex (Elisabeth/Elizabeth Esselink) for her sample-based, cut-and-paste approach to indie pop/electronic music. Reviewers highlight her lunar, distant voice and the inventive collage technique sourced from her Amsterdam record shop. Key albums discussed: Solex vs. The Hitmeister (1998), Pick Up (1999), Low Kick and Hard Bop (2001).

For:Fans of indie/experimental pop, sample-based music, lo-fi and collage-oriented production.

 Solex. “Solex vs. The Hitmeister”. Matador. 1998. An album outside of trends, with good manners.

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 The Dutch artist Elizabeth Esselink aka Solex is the author of "Low Kick and Hard Bop" (Matador, 2001), without exaggeration, one of the most important and distinctive works (not necessarily the most well-known) of the current decade, a work capable of distilling the essence of contemporary music to create magical sound potions that embrace the past while simultaneously moving beyond it.

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 Pick Up nonchalantly mixes syncopated and deliberately offbeat rhythms with Andean flutes (?) recorded here and there, proto-punk experiments with a sort of klezmer-calypso, country-blues guitars with '70s brass sections, creating a sort of patchanka fused with the most skewed electronics.

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