RATGRAVE - Ratgrave - Vinyl (LP)
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October 2, 2018
Start Date:
September 17, 2018
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Cat: AA 03. Rel: 6 Aug 18
Funk/Rare Groove
Side 1 - Track 1. Icarus Side 1 - Track 2. Big Sausage Pizza Side 1 - Track 3. Ubi Hubi Side 1 - Track 4. Wider, Git Hub Side 1 - Track 5. Fantastic Neckground Side 1 - Track 6. Johnny's Road Song Side 2 - Track 1. Blizzard People Side 2 - Track 2. El Schnorro Side 2 - Track 3. Ein Kola Bitte Side 2 - Track 4. Fuzz Roll Side 2 - Track 5. Karenn Du Renold
If you're unfamiliar with the Ratgrave name, you're not alone: this this bustling, future funk LP marks the first time collaborators Max Graef and Julius Conrad have released anything under the alias. The set was apparently recorded at different times, and in different places, over a three-year period. Musically, it draws much inspiration from intergalactic jazz-funk, P-funk and otherworldly '80s boogie, but also feels instinctively loose, carefree and improvised. The result is a set of lo-fi cuts that sound like they were recorded straight to tape during improvisational jam sessions, but were probably far more polished and thought-out than you might expect. Either way, it's the kind of LP that gets better with each successive listen.
