From s.f.w.d. Sent Sat, Mar 14th 1998, 17:54
From s.f.w.d. Sent Sat, Mar 14th 1998, 17:54
------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 16:19:25 +0000 Reply-to: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Subject: NEw FuNKstorung 12" [Compost] ReView funkstorung - sonderdienste 12" [compost 045] : housed in a designers republic sleeve you would be forgiven for mistaking 'sonderdienste' for a warp release, this misapprehension would be further confirmed on first spin of the vinyl..yeah, uh-huh..autechre..wasn't the sound of skam last years 'thing'? isn't the plurality of music what keeps it exciting? but hold on there boy!!!..a quick re-scan of the credits and further aural inspection reveals - da-daa!!. that instead of the duo of sean and rob from manchester we have..err the duo of michael and chris from munich also know as funkstorung [german for interference BTW]..funkstorung have never been ones to shy away from wearing their influences on their sleeves [or even replicating them on vinyl], however 'sonderdienste' sees chris & michael stretching out, reaching beyond the limited pallate of [now] cliche ridden skam-isms [BTW s skam more than anyone else are aware of this - expect some suprises;-) that were entrenched in the grooves of their earlier musik aus strom output. 'sonderdienste' commands repeated listening, if not only for it's buried subliminality [composition within composition] and deft aural slights of hand..'In Mar Sat' combines lilting organ, mono-tomic drones, popping and cracking staccato rhythms and static drenched apollo-to-houston communications into a melancholic drama reminiscent of ae's 'keynell' remix, 'telekom direct''s time-signature switches and quirky pan- oriental leanings conjure up the magik transendendance of spanners era black dog, 'bei funkstorung' is underpinned by a sparse metallic hip hop beat that spits at you from a safe distance, whilst clocks whirr, doors slam, fuzzy textures shimmer..forming a delightful opium haze..'mobilfunk' documents virtual skyscraper construction.. robotic rivet shots flange as they whirr through the air, a steinway crashes down to the street from the top floor, whilst it's screams are recorded for posterity..the lamers sign off would be..if yer into skam or autechre then you'll like this, it's be nice to lamers day, so i'll leave it at that sm compost email - xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx xxxx@xxxxx.xxx /// occasional noisy soundfiles (np: burundi challenge.rm) http://www.sonic.net/~brap/ blackdog, vvm, whitezone-l, slipdisc, radiora.ram C.Gosselin, 1547 Boston Court #7, Santa Rosa, CA 95405