Most of the hype right now is due to the tour. On top of that,
they're one of the originators of the overtly glitched out hiphop
sound. Whether you dig it or not, its a popular combination thats
bound to get some people excited.
The new album is alot more song oriented and has
that indierock crossover appeal, although i've only talked
to idm kids who were into it.
They played in pittsburgh the other night. I thought
it was a real good show overall. They had their live
vocalists, a bassist and a couple folks manning the laptops.
- cutups
----- Original Message -----
From: "JCR665.9" <underachiever420@yahoo.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [idm] *FUNKSTORUNG* LIVE IN LOS ANGELES
quoted 106 lines I don't see what all the hype is about this
> 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, 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
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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