quoted 4 lines anyone who has or bought the new Funckarma (part 4), can
>anyone who has or bought the new Funckarma (part 4), can
>you give a short review or idea of what its like? im
>expecting not much alteration from their previous work but
>if thats so, then wonderful!
I picked this up over the weekend. Very nice. The funckarma folk seems to have hit a very rich seam and this ep, referred to as a taster for their upcoming album, is full of well put together crunchy and melodic electronica.
There are 6 tracks though I've only got 5 to hand (recorded in the space I had so I could listen at work).
WIERT - based around an electronic 'burble' which reminds me of a sample which came with Octamed on the Amiga. Beautiful yet frayed with the trademark funckarma intertwining melodies toward the end.
ODD - the rhythm in this track seems based on pops & crackles.. ..nice. Some beautiful, almost church-organ-like sounds form the melodies here which sound almost as if they were being played in a different room - a nice effect.
KIEL - sounds to me a little like andre esterman here (which is definitely not a bad thing!). Very laid back melody lazily moves behind some nicely clattery drums.
LAWK 44 - loads of pops & crackles in this track as well. Builds beautifully. Strangely, the melodies in here remind me of what I remember of the first Mixmaster Morris album - something I haven't listened to in the longest time...
LOLALA - fantastic track - builds from a very quiet collection of vaguely melodic static using piano & strings to a nicely lolloping, somewhat jazz-type feel, reminiscent of Mark Broom, Ed & Andy on the Repeats album.
Iain H.
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