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Formelwesen

Formelwesen

Showtime
10.09.10 NBI/ Kulturbrauerei
21:30

Photo © Formelwesen
It 's part planned, part improvised journeys take the band to places like progressive rock and break
core, it skims some hip hop and pimps that jazz, yet never stops earballing its layout formula – the creature's creaking, limping, erratic soul. While samplers and computer-editing help doing so on a record, loop devices and effect batteries enable the band to do the same thing on stage.

It's not easy to hear where a phrase comes from, who's spinning the golden thread and where the latter is going.
Instead, the sound comes from the very bowels of the band and so you're constantly in touch with the gist of it.

After having been around for 5 years, Formelwesen cut the cord from its alma mater, the Berlin University of the Arts in 2007. In early '08 it grew into a quartett, adding the bass clarinet/saxophone. Later the same year, the band gained another two members, animator Nicolas de Leval Jezierski and director and VJ Geis. They joined to extent the Formelwesen tales onto screen and video. Live visuals create a strong counterpart to the musicians' impressive stage presence while video clips help spreading the word and bringing the Formelwesen experience to your home screen:
http://www.vimeo.com/4736063

Der-Rote-Bereich founder and guitar player, Frank Möbus is currently producing Formelwesen's debut album, 'Diggin Demons', to be released on FWL Records in September, 2009.
     
       Ketan Bhatti – drums
       Nikolas Tillmann – guitar
       Milian Vogel – bass clarinett, saxophone
       Hannes Hüfken – bass guitar
       Nicolas de Leval Jezierski and
       Michael „Geis“ Geithner – visuals


Further info: http://www.myspace.com/formelwesen
                      http://www.formelwesen.de


 




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