“Mr. Confuse & The Confusers” formed in late June 2008. This Live-Project was called to existence to perform the
Mr. Confuse album "Feel The Fire".
By the same time
Craig Charles (BBC6 Music/The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show) wrote the liner notes for the forthcoming studio album pointing out something that was really setting the bar high in order of performing it LIVE...
“…Underpinning the whole project is that same adherence to the HipHop-School of raw sample driven grooves, and when I say raw I really mean raw. Just play one of the album’s highlights “The Groove Merchant” right up at maximum to hear what I mean. Into the bargain when you have man whose attention to detail means that he has used over 10,000 samples on this LP you get some understanding as to why these grooves and the live performances from some outstanding musicians sit so perfectly with each other…”
Usually it is the other way around. When a band is formed they jam, they rehearse, they start playing it live in clubs and on small venues, local festivals – whatever – and then they record something in the studio. From the beginning of this project the score was to transform the accurately studio album into a live performance being as powerful as the recording. Therefore it was naturally that there had to be a big horn section and tight drums right from the start…
Mr. Confuse talks about the beginning of "Mr. Confuse & The Confusers":
“…I have been using a Sampler ever since I’m involved into music as my main instrument. I’m not sure if you can call a Sampler really an instrument so I would end up calling me rather a music programmer than actually a musician playing notes... For me music creation and composing has always been a process of making music out of music or any kind of sounds. No matter if it is recording on a record, something I recorded or played on my own or actually recordings I did with other musicians in the studio - I always end up chopping everything in order to have more freedom to program, compose, arrange and rearrange everything till it suites my thoughts… Anyway, after using over 10.000 samples for “Feel The Fire” it was really a amazing experience for me putting together a Band, with Matthias Brennecke who realized all the sheet music and the incredible live arrangements, so that the band could actually play these songs. Although people are playing live for centuries paradoxically it really felt fresh to me in a way…”
At present “Mr. Confuse & The Confusers” are a band of 14, with a horn section of seven and Hammond C3 organ.
Online Now!
