i guess xlr8r magazine want to get their money back somehow.. lol
and wow, look at all this free PR our dissing gives too! ;]
quoted 110 lines From: "JCR665.9" <underachiever420@yahoo.com>
>From: "JCR665.9" <underachiever420@yahoo.com>
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] *FUNKSTORUNG* LIVE IN LOS ANGELES Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004
>14:34:20 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I don't see what all the hype is about this
>Funkstorung. I heard a live set on a college radio
>station the other day......don't get me wrong, it
>sounded fat, but holy shnykies it got very, very
>repetitive sounding.
>
>Excuse me while I play my Dj Swamp battle records back
>to back for a few hours.
>
>
>
>--- Sarah Chambliss <smotor@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > Funkstorung In Concert: Disconnected Acoustic Tour
> > 2004
> > Sponsored by XLR8R Magazine (http://www.xlr8r.com)
> > 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, Funkst?rung 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,
> > Funkst?rung'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. Funkst?rung
> > 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,
> > Funkst?rung 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
> > Funkst?rung 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 Funkst?rung'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
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>__________________________________
>Do you Yahoo!?
>Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out!
>http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
>For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
>
_________________________________________________________________
Get fast, reliable Internet access with MSN 9 Dial-up ? now 3 months FREE!
http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org