Formed in 1996 by Christian de Luca and Michael Fakesch, the German duo
Funkstörung are the originators of intelligent dance music. Initially known as
remixers, the protagonists released Appetite for Disctruction in 2000. Their
minimalist techno, immediately hailed for its elegance, reappeared in 2004 with
Disconnected, which saw Funkstörung expand its sound universe and make use of
female vocals. In 2005, The Return to the Acid Planet was a tribute to their
early work. It was a decade before the duo was reborn on the Monkeytown label
with their fourth album, Funkstörung, featuri...