EZRPM, Orlando's only weekly source for cutting edge and experimental
music, is proud to present Funkstörung, live at the Back Booth, for your
listening and dancing pleasure.
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
triumphantly return 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 theyve 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 Warps Lex imprint flows furiously on
"Chopping Heads" and "Fat Camp Feva" over Funkstörungs tweaked breaks
and rugged bass while Rob Sonic of Sonicsum and Hamburg beatboxer Mark
Boombastic also tear up tracks on their own.
"We wanted to let ourselves be influenced by and work together with
loads of people. We wanted to get out of our own headspace", says
Michael Fakesch about the method behind Disconnected. For Funkstörung,
the new album is a notable leap into new musical territory, which didnt
happen altogether by coincidence. "Pure electronic music was starting to
bore us. It was somehow no longer our thing and we had to free ourselves
from this feeling. We have always had the use of vocals and acoustic
instruments at the back of our minds so we then searched intensively for
instrumentalists", says Fakesch. In the past two years, Funkstörung have
worked together with about thirty different musicians, including the
above collaborators as well as Gomma label boss and Munk member Matthias
Modica on piano, in order to find the right sound for their new work.
As a title, Disconnected can be widely interpreted. It can be even
applied to the working method of Funkstörung. Extensive studio sessions
with musician colleagues are not their thing. They prefer to work as a
duo alone in their Rosenheim studio, letting the tracks fall into the
FTP server. They've barely even set eyes on Enik. Communication is via
music. Funkstörung prepare sketches and initial arrangements and the
musicians and vocalists help complete the vision. "How committed and
independent the artists with whom we work are themselves is ultimately
decisive. The principle can only work in that way. We are producers, not
songwriters or instrumentalists and, in this sense, we are naturally
'disconnected', when we wait excitedly in our studio to see how it
develops further," says Fakesch.
Funkstörung will be performing at the Back Booth on Friday, June 18th,
with Enik on vocals and Andreas Kellner on bass.
Opening the show will be local favorites Yip Yip and Kudante.
Tickets are $12 in advance, and $15 at the door. Pre-sale tickets will
be available online at
http://www.backbooth.com.
To sum up:
EZRPM Presents:
Funkstörung feat. Enik and Andreas Kellner
With opening acts Yip Yip and Kudante
Friday, June 18th, 2004.
Doors at 9 pm.
At The Back Booth
37 W. Pine St.
Orlando, FL, 32801
$12 in advance, $15 at the door
More info at
http://www.backbooth.com or
http://www.ezrpm.com
About EZRPM:
EZRPM is a collective of art lovers devoted to bringing diverse voices
and emerging genres to listeners in and around Orlando. For the last
six months, we've been showcasing the cornucopia of edge-aesthetics and
experimentalism from local, regional, national, and international
artists.
Come out and support this, and all our other future-music events. We're
your only source in Central Florida for live experimental and electronic
music, and we do it every Monday night at the Back Booth.
Tonight at EZRPM - A Scissors, Satori Asobi, and Areainformation. $5,
18+
Next Monday night at EZRPM - Andromeda, Gestalt, The Rich Wilson
Project. $5, 18+
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