As
one half of German duo Funkstörung, Michael Fakesch, who also officiate
as one half of head of electronica label Musik Aus Strom, released his
solo album at the end of 1999. Described as a German equivalent to Autechre,
Funkstörung take their influences from the hip-hop culture as well
as from electro pioneers Kraftwerk. Marion is not dissimilar to
the duo’s Appetite For Disctruction. The
music is very complex and abstract. Melodies are presented in their most
minimal form, beats are aggressive and distorted, and sounds are like no
others. Unlike Appetite…, there is no human intervention here, other
than Fakesch himself. No voices, so songs, nothing. Marion is an
instrumental record. The music is like a machine, tirelessly doing the
same thing over and over. It doesn’t evolve much, doesn’t mutate. And that’s
probably the biggest difference between Fakesch and Autechre.
Nevertheless, Marion, like Appetite…, remains an excellent
electronica record.
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