Elektro Guzzi's line-up might resemble that of a traditional rock band, but their music doesn't sound like anything you would expect from a guitar/bass/drums three-piece. Rather than using machines, the three Viennese musicians Bernhard Breuer, Bernhard Hammer, and Jakob Schneidewind become machines themselves, creating precise, pattern-oriented pieces that resembles techno tracks rather than rock songs. Produced by fellow Viennese Patrick Pulsinger, Electro Guzzi have been signed to Stefan Goldmann's Marco label for their acclaimed debut album.
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The Editor, 4 months ago via zero-inch.com |
This Album is featured in Update #073:
The Best Albums of 2011
As the old year draws to a close, we recap the finest musical moments of 2011. For this update we have selected our favourite full-lengths of the year, and we are making all of these indispensable albums available to you for a special price until January 15, more...
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The Editor, 5 months ago via zero-inch.com |
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The Editor, 5 months ago via zero-inch.com |
Pentagonia
(Track 02 on this Album)
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tilo_stahl, 5 months ago via zero-inch.com |
Moskito
(Track 08 on this Album)
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ZM71, 5 months ago via zero-inch.com |
This Album is featured in Update #072:
Elektro Guzzi, Marcel Dettmann, Sepalcure, Surkin
If you are based on the planet's northern hemisphere like we are, chances are you're either looking for a melancholic soundtrack to the greyness outside or some cheerful music to counter its adverse effects right now.
Either way, this month's releases more...
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The Editor, 5 months ago via zero-inch.com |
It has frequently been stated that Elektro Guzzi is a 'live techno band', and while this is true in the sense that the Austrian three-piece uses a traditional rock band line-up - guitar, bass, drums - to create repetitive and danceable music, it's a description that only partially fits.
Elektro Guzzi's output owes as much to the percussive no-wave rhythms of Liquid Liquid as it does to the relentlessly looping patterns of Jeff Mills. The soulful melancholy as a defining element of Detroit techno is largely absent, and it's been replaced by the Guzzis' heavy dose of sweaty, hand-welded funk.
It's a quality that is carefully kept in check though and this remains Elektro Guzzi's biggest asset: Never is virtuosity allowed to triumph over mathematical strictness, and each of 'Parquet's experimentations with oriental scales and dubstep elements is balanced by rigorous reduction in other areas of a track.
Once again produced by Viennese techno veteran Patrick Pulsinger, 'Parquet' is all in all a more concise and diverse effort than Elektro Guzzi's already acclaimed debut, emphasizing the band's unique sound aesthetic and the power of restraint. Highly recommended.
Elektro Guzzi's output owes as much to the percussive no-wave rhythms of Liquid Liquid as it does to the relentlessly looping patterns of Jeff Mills. The soulful melancholy as a defining element of Detroit techno is largely absent, and it's been replaced by the Guzzis' heavy dose of sweaty, hand-welded funk.
It's a quality that is carefully kept in check though and this remains Elektro Guzzi's biggest asset: Never is virtuosity allowed to triumph over mathematical strictness, and each of 'Parquet's experimentations with oriental scales and dubstep elements is balanced by rigorous reduction in other areas of a track.
Once again produced by Viennese techno veteran Patrick Pulsinger, 'Parquet' is all in all a more concise and diverse effort than Elektro Guzzi's already acclaimed debut, emphasizing the band's unique sound aesthetic and the power of restraint. Highly recommended.
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The Editor, 5 months ago via zero-inch.com |
