Artanker Convoy: Cozy Endings

artanker convoyA real treasure of a “CD”. A 6 track disc plus a 9 track DVD with videos which mainly consists of live visuals from MUX (www.muxme.com), a group of individuals and collaborators who design and enhance visuals with the aim to “exemplify the beauty of the human element in a new media environment”. MUX do light, dare I call them installations, along with conceptual dance which focuses very strongly I believe on the human, nay, female form. When put together, it’s basically, very, very cool. The music of Artanker Convoy is what I would call, Dope Funk. They have that trippy, steady Stoner Rock repetitiveness, but also a very fluid jazz/funk style which I believe comes from the percussionist and I guess, inspirer for the band name, Artanker. The saxophony of Jake also leans towards the Jazz side of the musical sphere. Its build gradually through most songs with motifs, all centred off the heavy but simple basslines. Their use of Fender Rhodes and deep clavichords adds to the jazz/funk feelings I get from the music. Also there is a nice way of “breaking” halfway through (or more towards the end actually) of a track and bringing things back down after the motif build ups with a different beat which just forces you to give an enjoyable head nod. That’s the beauty of “Dope Funk”, because it’s quite repetitive, although enjoyable, when a break or change is noticed it’s like someone is slapping you round the face with wet drumstick. So, if you’re into trippy, tribal, jazzy beats with heavy, hypnotic bass lines and mixed with funk and jazz jingles in your melodies and motifs then Artanker Convoy is definitely for you, you will float away with them on their multicoloured sexual flying carpet to whatever stop you want to get off. Live-wise, they’re on a UK tour from the middle of January, coming to my home-town Sheffield on the 19th, which is an absolute bummer as I’ll be back in Berlin by then! Artanker, fährt dein Convoy nach Deutschland, bitte! :: Artanker Convoy/Cozy Endings CD/DVD- The Social Registry/Cargo.

stü 08 Jan 08

MOUTHUS

Best of the recent Our Mouth stuff is the first Sullivan solo CD-R. Sullivan's comes under the name Eskimo King, and /Tooth-Shaped Migration/ is five thick, detailed chunks of sound spread over a quick 17 minutes. What I dig most about Sullivan is his wide-open outlook on what sounds are worth making. Mouthus may concoct a lot of deep, textured noise, but they also use acoustic guitar loops, dirgey metal-like stomps, polyrhtyhmic meditations, busted rock riffs, and tons more. (noiseweek.blogspot.com)

„Nein, nein, kein Soundtrack! Wir kombinieren nur die Stücke auf unseren Alben - wir schneiden erstmal alles auf Band mit, um dann, vielleicht Monate später, zu sagen: Oh, das hier passt ja thematisch zu diesem Stück und auch zu jenem. Oder: Dieses Stück würden zu jenen Anderen passen, wäre es nicht so grottenschlecht. Also: Trash it.” Brian Sullivan/HE Interview

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Artanker Convoy: Cozy Endings

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