From noze Sent Wed, Jun 9th 1999, 15:18
From noze Sent Wed, Jun 9th 1999, 15:18
I just picked up the "Additional Productions" cd today and it sounds very good. One problem though, my buddy told me that !K7 usually puts their stuff out domestic, but I paid 22 bucks for mine (the usual import price at my local store). Did they pull a fast one on me or what? --nick-- On Wed, 9 Jun 1999 14:59:11 +0100 (BST) Jonathan Tedds <xxx@xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx> writes: > > Funkstorung > London King's Cross Crossbar > > It's quite a name to drop - and not just > because saying 'Funkstorung' a lot is > good fun. These two men are probably best > known for Bjork's favourite remix of 'All > Is Full Of Love', but Funkstorung (that's > 'radio interference', to you) have also > smoothed out countless other tracks with > their computer love since meeting in '92. > > Tonight is Funkstorung's live UK debut, > and so it's difficult to know what to > expect. Until now, the German duo have > mostly been known as remixers: wriggling > with ideas, slick with pristine dynamics > and crazy-paved beats, all of which > surface on their ace 'Additional > Productions' mix compilation. As it is, > we don't recognise a note because > tonight's tracks are all new, > as-yet-unnamed productions, hewn from > their own musical quarries. > [Image] > They are unmistakably ace, though. > Abstract shivers and disarrayed pops > > gradually right themselves into killer > grooves; indelibly lovely shimmers morph > into steely breakdowns. It's complicated > [Image] stuff, but irresistibly spring-heeled. > The frequent comparisons Funkstorung get > to Warp artists are justified - like when > Funkstorung's sneaky rhythms start to > slip and slide like an Aphex Twin track > [Image] might. But there are moments when Michael > Fakesch (tall) and Chris De Luca (small) > twist and bend tones over lathered-up > beats like Orbital might if they were > playing Kraftwerk. Essentially, > wunderbar. > [Image] > Kitty Empire > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.