I recently received promo copies of the Funkstoerung "Additional
Productions" CD and the Depth Charge "Electro Boogie" mix CD on Studio K7.
I just want to give both of them big thumbs up.
Although I've always liked them, I've never been an immense Funkstoerung
fan, but "Additional Productions" really shows off the skills of Mike and
Chris. Indeed they're guilty of working of the Ae blueprint, but, much like
Bochum Welt did with Aphex's style, they manage to pull it off with their
own signature. The Visit Venus is a nice crunchy melodic ditty that's been
getting repeated play on my player, while, the Wu-Tang remix shows of
Funkstoerung's sense of humor. As an added bonus, the DR artwork is cool
spoof on the German post office.
As for the J. Saul Kane's "Electro Boogie," it's a fun foray into the
slightly darker realm European (Blue Monday thump-thump) electro. He mixes
in a few of his own Electron Industries tracks with Echo Park, some Anthony
Rother, and even my favorite Karaoke track... Soft Cell's "Tainted Love."
:-)
Both CDs are recommended.
Mike.