Two great acts from one of the finest labels in town, Fun In The Church, at Gretchen in Kreuzberg this September. With Sufi Dub Brothers & fastmusic both performing live, Planet Rock’s DJ Fett and Unsummen on the decks this is going to be a big night!
Viktor Marek’s elusive “Sufistep” – somewhere between hip hop, acid, electro and dub – meets Ashraf Sharif Khan’s masterful sitar performance. Pakistani Music Hall Of Fame inductee, Khan, Like his father and grandfather, also belongs to the Poonch Gharana Sitar tradition, combining the highest technical skill with perfection in musical expression. Viktor Marek is an artist renowned for the rhythmic finesse and ability in his real-time collaborations. Marek is co-operator of the Golden Pudel Club, Hamburg. According to the Forbes list, both musicians are among the ten nicest people in the world.
astmusic is the new sensation on the Internet. They make music with feeling and passion. They sing about feelings and passion and sound more like deliberate deceleration than DSL speed. With just a few chords and minimalist arrangements, fastmusic’s blues music creates tensions that often culminate in psychedelic passages. The way the guitar is played sounds partly inspired by music from Mali and all over the world.
Usually a monotonous drum computer beat runs through from start to finish, preparing the bed for the vocals and guitars, which then lie down freshly washed in the rhythm, start to dream and sing about this dream. Perhaps not always in harmony, and sometimes without turning a blind eye, but always overwhelmingly beautiful.
