From Tom Millar Sent Thu, Jul 1st 1999, 20:51
From Tom Millar Sent Thu, Jul 1st 1999, 20:51
I disagree, disagree, disagree. Time for a review (finally got mine today) V/A Deutscher Funk 02 Caipirinha CAI2023 Where Bernd Friedmann's first selection of German coffeehouse club tracks was focused more on the post-krautrock and experimental side of things, this time he takes on the growing experimental pop and acid jazz scene. Those who were expecting "Son of Deutscher Funk" are of course going to be disappointed; this comp is a different animal altogether aside from the shared geographical origins. We open up with a frenzied acid jazz track with far too many channels of audio to be of any realtion to anything on the first comp- kind of reminds me of Chaser's work on Soma at first. Party down, cappucino drinkers of the world. Then we get to the real shiznit- Subtle Tease's track is one of the most perverse things I've ever heard. Think Silver Apples with a burlesque touch. The rest of the record continues in a similar vein, occasionally venturing into slightly more minimalistic territory but never revisiting the old sonic haunts of Deutscher Funk 1. Proves Friedmann and his Bavarian colleagues are by no means one-trick ponies. If you liked Potuznik's recent album, try this one, too, and vice versa. If there is anything besides country of origin in common between the two D. Funk comps, it'd have to be a rather general kinkiness. Makes me want to make some fuck, berserker. And some more Bernd Friedmann stuff: Flanger: Templates Ntone CD33 What? Huh? Did I say Bernd Friedmann? I believe the guiding light on this record must have been Atom Heart. Bernd Friedmann, whatever his choice of sounds, never really composes music you can call "sparse." This is sparse. Two-bit Acid Jazz all over the place. When Friedmann does whip it out it's pretty obvious, because suddenly everything gets this lush dubby feel and I start enjoying the record. Then it's just back to sad little vamps and organ doodles which I couldn't give two shits about really. God Dammit. I was really looking forward to this one and it's boring. Guess I'll listen to Deutscher Funk 2 again. Or Deutscher Funk 1, for that matter. Or my old Nonplace Urban Field stuff. Hell, it's all pretty much more interesting than this turned out to be. I think this is what happens when you work too hard, Bernd & Uwe. Calm down, release a few less records a year, guys. Look at what happened to Pete Namlook! Hey! We like you too much for that! Tom