For the first time ever Funkst?rung will be bringing their own brand of
digital dance to the NW this coming Monday. They will be performing June 9th
at Chop Suey with local lap top gurus Electric Birds (Deluxe, Mille
Plateaux) and Nordic Soul (Dreaming in Stereo). Jerry Abstract will also be
there Disc Jockin' it. Not to be missed!
FUNKSTORUNG (LIVE)
musik aus strom / k7!
Electric Birds (LIVE)
deluxe / mille plateaux
Nordic Soul (LIVE)
dreaming in stereo
Jerry Abstract (DiscJockin)
Fixelplix
Show Starts at 9:00 and tickets are $10
@ Chop Suey :: 1325 E. Madison, SEA
Tickets available through Rudy's Barber Shop, Sonic Boom and
http://www.ticketswest.com
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Funkst?rung: A brief history
When describing the community of music that Funkst?rung has been aligned
with, music journalist Simon Reynolds has noted Momus's suggestion that
rather then everyone becoming famous for fifteen minutes everyone will be
famous for fifteen people. The tremendous cult following of Funkst?rung has
grown beyond the underground music trainspotters into art, aesthetic, and
design communities. In summary Funkst?rung has transcended their musical
community and every fifteen minutes Funkst?rung becomes famous to another
fifteen people.
The duo, Michael Fakesch then a local club promoter and Chris De Luca, a
B-Boy and DJ, first made acquaintance at a techno nightclub in their
hometown of Rosenheim, Germany. Through their building friendship, the duo
discovered that each other had greater musical interests beyond techno music
varying from the hard rock metal of Metallica to the aggressive hip hop of
Public Enemy. It was not long until the pair had begun purchasing recording
and production equipment journeying into new musical realms and forays.
Their first six records produced were recorded under the moniker Musik Aus
Strom. These releases were distorted techno tracks and were released by the
Dutch labels Bunker and Acid Planet, which were run by techno legend Unit
Moebius. Dissatisfied with their musical direction, moved to improve their
position by starting their own label named Musik Aus Strom (in English
translates to electrical music) and redefined their band as Funkst?rung
(which translates to "Radio (Funk) Interference (St?rung)". During their
sojourn into musical depths Funkst?rung developed a further electronic music
interest delving into Den Haag style hardcore and more musical/ambient
shades of techno.
As Funkst?rung, the first 12"s on their Musik Aus Strom label gained great
international cult notoriety in music circles all over the world. Labels
such as Chocolate Industries, Interferred Communications (the label of I-F),
MASK (a collabaration between Skam and Musik Aus Strom), and Compost also
released 12"s by Funkst?rung and critical praise followed. Their complex
song arrangements often consists of over 400 different sounds and effects
which the New York Times described as "sparse, brittle, nearly atonal tracks
out of blips, static, buzzes, snippets of distorted sound and stray sampled
voice."
The underground buzz and appeal of Funkst?rung brought more commercial and
crossover projects such as invitations to remix elite recording artists such
as Bj?rk, the Wu-Tang Clan or Jean Michel Jarre. Bj?rk was so impressed
with Funkst?rung's remix of her single "All is Full of Love," she
immediately phoned her label to sign the German duo thus starting an
international tussle for Germany's most gifted producers. Studio K7 came
out the winner, and immediately after signing released the compilation
"Additional Productions" which featured Funkst?rung's remixes for other
artists such as Wu-Tang Clan, Bj?rk, East Flastbush Project, and Visit Venus
as well as a brand new track in collaboration with DMC World Champion DJ
Craze. In description of "Additional Productions", Spin Magazine states
"Funkst?rung makes static sexy again." The maturation of Funkst?rung's
music is a reflection of their desire to further their direction, and by
doing so another fifteen minutes pass along with another fifteen new people
added.
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