Funk Kraut: Vinyl LP

Label: Born Bad Records
Release Date: 28th March

Relentless, pulsating, electronic, kosmiche space funk. Zombie Zombie have been making the kind of hard, cosmic, instrumental synth rock for a minute but this is hitting heavier than anything before. Best played super loud.

The album kicks off with 'No cruise control', a big bad sedan that effortlessly eats up
the distance at 120 BPM. Kraut as can be, with a twist. And as far as funk goes, it's
not Bootsy Collins, but there's a whiff. Space is structured by synth patterns, for
optimized drumming: forward, straight and fluid, top- notch suspension (Cosmic
Neman and Dr Schoonberg take care of business on drums). They treat themselves to
a diversion via Darmstadt to take some musique concrete on board: mechanical birds
chirp, the odd atonal piano here and there. Nerds will appreciate liner notes detailing
the equipment used: about twenty synths and they still describe it as minimal.
 
This was a quick affair, recorded by Laurent Deboisgisson in the studio of Cheveu's
singer. A pretty straightforward job, and a far cry from their previous concept album.
Let us praise Krikor Kouchian's mix: drums have been resampled with some restraint,
and that LinnDrum kick lightens up the overall mix. It marks a notable evolution in the
band's sound and adds some dynamic.
 
The cover, designed by DDDXIE, sets the tone with its reference to 'Motorik Vibes &
Stereo Grooves'.

Tracks:
1. NO CRUISE CONTROL
2. DENSITE
3. JUNGLE THE JUNGLE
4. HELIX
5. AURILLAC ACCIDENT
6. DOUBLE Z
7. DODORIAN
8. FUNK KRAUT
9. SNARE ATTACK
10. MAGNAVOX ODYSSEY