Hot on the heels of their show at Kantine Berghain Krautfuzz come to Kreuzberg this week for a special live concert at West Germany. Agin iLan will provide live video and they will be joined by special guest Chandra Shukla
This trio started out playing improvisational fuzzkraut-ish sessions in November 2022 after Imari Kokubo, Dirk Dresselhaus, and Derek Shirley had unavailingly planned to hook up with each other individually for a couple of years. As each of them is involved in an extended variety of music (Vladislav Delay Quartet, die ANGEL, Schneider TM, faust, Piratezombiedog, Monno, The Still, Hi-Speed Dubbing, etc.), the premise is to boil down stylistic concepts to their essence by playing loud, time-transcending music without a safety net and giving some extra attention to communication in-between each other as well as to the individual subconsciousness. krautfuzz is embossed by an angular-futuristic tension, spanning from fuzzed-out neo-psych-rock to abstract, heavily processed minimalism, and is open at the fringes.
The album, entitled “5”, documents the 5th studio session by the seminal band krautfuzz, emphasizing the talents of Japanese drummer Imari Kokubo, German guitarist Dirk Dresselhaus, and Canadian bassist Derek Shirley, and features processed electric sitar overdubs by guest Chandra Shukla (aka Xambuca), who also happens to exclusively head the label the vinyl LP edition of the album is available on, EROTOTOX DECODINGS (tba). As all the musicians in krautfuzz hail from diverse musical backgrounds, including activities with the likes of faust, Vladislav Delay Quartet, die ANGEL, Schneider TM, Piratezombiedog, Monno, The Still, or Hi-Speed Dubbing, their premise is to boil down stylistic concepts into an essence that consists of playing highly adventurous, energetic music with a sense of timelessness free from safety nets and predictable formats.
Chandra Shukla (XAMBUCA, Travelogue and formerly a member of Psychic TV) performs ambient solo electric sitar with effects and electronics under his own name with releases on Touch., Ash International and his own imprint, Erototox Decodings.
krautfuzz
Saturday, 23rd November 2024 | Doors: 20:00 / Start: 21:00 CET
West Germany | Skalitzer Straße 133 | 10999 Berlin
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