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:
quoted 80 lines Funkstorung In Concert: Disconnected Acoustic Tour
> 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
>
>
>
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