Apparatuses

by Funboys

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Apparatuses (Original Mix) 06:51
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Funboys, Undefined Pattern - Apparatuses (Undefined Pattern Raw Mix) 05:57
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Take Me To The Cleaner (Original Mix) 06:59
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Step Down (Original Mix) 07:03
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Crackin Bones (Original Mix) 05:56
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Funboys is the musical partnership of Audun and a.d.a.m. baby, ably assisted by Poodfy. The three have their roots in club scenes spanning more than three decades, stretching from Oslo and Antwerp, ending up on Australia’s Gold Coast.

The Apparatuses EP is a collection oddball jams blending hardware and organic instrumentation. The result is refreshingly left-of-centre, showcasing the trio’s bent take on somewhat danceable music.

Apparatuses

Was inspired by the spirit of experimentation and old-fashioned laboratory equipment as seen on Australian television last century, courtesy of the late great Professor Julius Sumner Miller. His immortal question, burned into the brains of his young viewers, was always "Why Is It So?"
The practical execution involved an Adrenaline (a recent product from the inventor of the modern-day drum machine, Roger Linn), playing tug-o-war with a Devilfish, a mutant of that essential dancefloor engine, the Roland TB-303.

Take Me To The Cleaners

is based on the rather frankly disturbing 1965 Japanese art-house film "Black Snow", now almost impossible to find, but for which its director was actually arrested and tried. He was acquitted and went on to become known as the "Father Of Pink" films. In a satanic twist, under the demented synthetic orchestration and dub basslines, dialogue samples from the actual film have been spun in backwards.

Step Down

In 1976 when Bowie was making inquiries as just how enthusiastic Tony Visconti might be in regards to helping make his next record, "Low", he received the response "I've got just the thing we need! There's this new machine I've been testing that fucks with the fabric of time!!"
The machine Visconti was referring to was the Eventide Harmonizer, and it stamped a unique sonic character on that album that artists are still in awe of today.
Here it can be heard twisting the journey of a group of young spelunkers that are literally 'stepping down to the underground' for the very first time. The backdrop to this subterranean adventure is an evolving loop of raw acid from an ancient mini Korg 700, Korg's very first synthesizer from 1973.

Crackin' Bones

As its skeleton, a rhythm derived from the Bossa Nova crossed and braced with the Bolero. Over these bones are the flesh of gated noise bursts, ecstatic xylophones, Hollywood sound effects and "more cowbell"…

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released July 15, 2022

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Bonkers Barcelona, Spain

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Bonkers is a Record label, founded in 2018 by Ludviq.
The label is open to various styles of electronic music, playing a variety of sounds such as Techno, Breaks, Psychedelic, Indie and EBM.
We make music to enjoy, to experiment, to trip, to listen and to dance, being our main goal to bring what we love to all parts of the world and the universe. ... more

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