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BLACK WATER

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Released: Jan 1, 2010

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BLACK WATER
8:47
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BEATSCAPE
13:35
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BJ
5:28
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MOSHBREAK
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THREE SISTERS
15:08
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NICE UP THE BASS

b line fi blow speaka box. in his tight breakbeat archtiecture, funksteppa brings to you what made dub, funk & soul what they are: the hand picked bass guitar line!

General Info

Genre: Breakbeat / Dub / Minimalist
Location hamburg, Hamburg, De
Profile Views: 15076
Last Login: 6/19/2011
Member Since 11/11/2008
Website myspace.com/eckhardtjohn
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
Amidst his hard hitting breakbeat architecture and dronescapes, FUNKSTEPPA brings to you what made soul, dub and funk what they are: live bass guitar playing! .... .. This is a live music project - all beats, sounds and basses by John Eckhardt. At all times during performance as well as on the recordings, he plays either bass line or soundscapes on electric bass & live effects, interchanging material with his prerecorded bass parts which as well consist of uncut and unprocessed bass playing with real time control of all fx. .. .. Don't you listen to this on your crappy PC speakers, ok..... ..
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The dancefloor thrived to John Eckhardt's compulsive drum'n bass. .. (Muso) .. .. Thankfully, John Eckhardt, as Funksteppa, obliged. The only complaint was that it stopped before dawn... (Facsimile).. .. Ostrava Music Days were notable, among many fruitful collaborations, for John Eckhardt's Funksteppa project... (The Wire / reflections of 2009).. .. John Eckhardt, a bassist of stature. .. (Gramophone) .. .. John Eckhardt's performance is absolutely stunning. .. (Paris Transatlantic) .. .. No written explanation will get you prepared for the tremendous incisiveness of Eckhardt's razor-sharp playing, which lays a hand on numerous facets of present-day creativity without losing an ounce of clear-headedness...(Touching Extremes) .. .. Eckhardt explores that space where sound and its organization show themselves to be a natural phenomenon, and taps into a whole world of moods beyond the one of human emotion. ..(Dusted Magazine) .... John Eckhardt accomplishes a connection of sound research, evolving form and rhythmically pulsating shapes, while the music never settles for the mere beat. ..(Neue Zeitschrift für Musik).. .. Eckhardt's masterful and mesmerizing performances create a sense of total immersion in this deep-toned trip. ..(All about jazz) .. .. This is work of great integrity, and underlying its surface austerity there's a rich musical imagination...(TheWire).... The sound quality of the instrument in the hands of John Eckhardt is striking...(Improjazz) .. .. Stupéfiant et monumental!.. (Octopus) .... John Eckhardt est vraiment vraiment deep... (CISM 89,3FM, Montréal) ...... ......
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B-LINE FI BLOW SPEAKA BOX