Funkstorung In Concert: Disconnected Acoustic Tour 2004
Sponsored by XLR8R Magazine (
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Riding a tide of essential remixes for everyone from Bjork to the Wu-Tang
Clan, as well as pioneering the glitch-hop sound recently popularized by the
likes of Prefuse 73 and Dabrye, Funkstörung made their triumphant return
this Spring with their first proper long-player in four years. On
Disconnected neither pop nor hip-hop, blues nor soul are safe from the duo's
metallic grasp as their signature sound evolves and new directions are
explored.
With an amazing cast of vocalists and their unparalleled production style,
Funkstörung's Chris de Luca and Michael Fakesch have created a jilted,
electronic pop masterpiece deeply rooted in leftfield electro, smoldering,
emotive pop and next-level hip-hop. Funkstörung found 23 year-old vocalist
and multi-instrumentalist Enik, in the orchestra pit of the Munich Pathos
Theater and were convinced of his talent within seconds. The range of
emotions heard both in his voice as well as his songwriting is staggering
especially as he jumps from indie rocker to soul singer, depending on the
track. In their search for diverse voices, Funkstörung have elevated their
own musicianship. "Sleeping Beauty" is a whirring folk ballad with Lou
Rhodes of Lamb while "Captured in Tones" is flavored with rock guitar and
features Sarah Jay, quite possibly the most memorable voice heard on Massive
Attack's Mezzanine album.
However, just because they've revealed their love for pop music, the men of
Funkstörung have certainly not forsaken their affinity for hip-hop. New York
MC Tes, who records for Warp's Lex imprint flows furiously on "Chopping
Heads" and "Fat Camp Feva" over Funkstörung's tweaked breaks and rugged bass
while Rob Sonic of Sonicsum and Hamburg beatboxer Mark Boombastic also tear
up tracks on their own.
And now the guys are finally ready to privy American audiences to their
otherworldly live performance,
bridging the gap between synthetic and organic, laptop computers and live
instruments. The Funkstorung live show sees both Chris and Michael on stage
manning two laptops, singer/songwriter Enik and bass player, Andreas
Kellner. Soulful Acoustics, Hip-hop Electronics and Pop Poetics.
Tuesday 6/22 Los Angeles, CA
w/eDIT (Planet Mu)- LIVE
DJ's TL Smith vs DERU
AT The Echo -1822 Sunset Blvd
9-2am
10$
18+
presale at
http://www.ticketweb.com