Influences: The/Das

 
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Based in Berlin The/Das is a two man project comprised of Fabian Fenk and Philipp Koller. The duo are set to release their new album on the Italian based label Life and Death on the 8th of September which follows on from an EP which emerged earlier this summer. The duo playfully piece together elements of club inspired glory alongside eclectic vocals and delicately beautiful soundscapes. The album is quite possibly one of the strongest releases of the year, no small feat. 

We invited the duo to take us through some of their influences which as you will see below range from the likes of Aphex Twin to MF Doom and Frank Zappa. See below: 


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Aphex Twin - Live @ Osmoze, Paris 1993

The one shirtless dancer, an almost motionless crowd and Richard D. James sitting at his youth-room desk, most likely circuit bending, at least tweaking the shhht out of his gear.

  • Aphex Twin - Live @ Osmoze, Paris 1993

    The one shirtless dancer, an almost motionless crowd and Richard D. James sitting at his youth-room desk, most likely circuit bending, at least tweaking the shhht out of his gear.

  • Frank Zappa Documentary (1971) Part 1

    When my uncle introduced me to Zappa, me being an 8th grader listening mostly to a mix of Stevie Wonder and Nirvana, I thought Zappa is weird, maybe a little too weird for me, only a few months later I had already accumulated around 15 albums by this Zappa person. Sure when Aphex Twin struck me a few years later I went and sold all my 30 Zappa CDs, but still this guy is important, and great and entertaining and witty and unique and smart and eloquent and therefore this documentary is, too.

  • Autechre - Pen Expers

    This Autechre track is a prime example of their production skills. The beats are super intense but somehow very groovy and the amazing pad constantly fights to cut through the compression.

  • Mf Doom - Doomsday

    Listening to MF Doom can teach you a lot about making smooth beats. The flow of this piece is just amazing and the Sade sample rounds it off perfectly, of course.

  • Karate - The New Hangout Condition

    The early Karate just perfectly combine great songwriting, blues guitars with a post rock kind of vibe. In Place of Real Insight definitely is one of the most precious records in that area and one that you will always come back to.

  • Paul Watzlawick - Wenn Die Lösung Das Problem Ist

    For those who speak german, this guy figured out the one or the other important thing about the way humans treat, well… could or should treat each other. When sharing his thoughts he is def entertaining, too. Maybe some of you know his famous text about the guy who is not sure if he should ask his neighbour if he would lend him a hammer, thinking back and forth, pondering, getting more and more insecure about the idea – what if the neighbor doesn’t want to lend the hammer… until he is so confused that he rings the neighbours bell and just screams something like: “You can keep your damn hammer to yourself!”

  • Ol'dirty Bastard Mtv Interview (Never Before Seen)

    Life is not that serious, man…

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