FUNKER VOGT
- Take Care
Songs: 5 Time: 23:31
This could very well be the year of the
Funker. Rote X and the gang (including the vocalist from his side-project
Ravenous , Tim Fockenbock) return with a new maxi single featuring 4 mixes
of Take Care and another new track, Fantasies. The original mix
of Take Care features Jens’ rough and tough vocals abutting Tim’s more melodious
vocal approach. The music is a combination of pounding rhythms, hard beats and
scratchy electronics. The G2 F135 Mix (mixed by P. Codeny’s and Daniel
B. of Front 242) begins with a fluctuating, pulsating electronic
sequence. Slowly the track builds, adding in the various sounds of the
original, including the squelching electronic sequences and harsh rhythm. I had
expected a bit more from this mix, but for an instrumental, it’s not all that
bad. The Booster + 18 Mix is essentially a stripped down version of the
original which is heavily reliant on the dominating beats and rhythm. On the
Nightmare Mix, Funker Vogt take this track into the noise territory
by their distortion of the sequences and maniacal rhythm patterns. Layer upon
of layer of sequences, beat, vocals, and rhythm patterns give this track a more
chaotic feel. Lastly, Fantasies (Burning in Hell) is a short, but strong
piece. A pulsating rhythm line drives the beats while the angry vocals and
cyber sequences play over the top. Foreshadowing their next full length,
We Came To Kill, the Take Care maxi is a extraordinary
piece of work which should not disappoint their fans and should also garner a
few new ones.
ZOTH OMMOG
Funker Vogt
is:
Norsk-Data-Str. 3
Kai Schmidt
/ Rote X / Jens Kaestel w/ Tim Fockenbrock
61352 Bad Homburg
Germany
Fax ++49 (0)6172 946 969