Foundation Haze

by Fatwires from Hamburg, Germany

Ambient Bass Electronica Experimental Jazz Jungle Other

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FATWIRES – THE WICKED PATH
depth of field music, 2020

In ever new combinations of organic beatscapes with live and raw bass guitar playing, John Eckhardt explores the possibilities of his instrument in sound system culture to arrive at his own brand of trippy stone age futurism. Fatwires’ „The Wicked Path“ is like a book of dubwise mediations about patterns in bass, time and space that owes as much to Aston Barrett or Digital Mystikz as to Ash Ra Temple and György Ligeti.

The vibration of bass strings and the swing and poetry of the live musician shaped the roots of dub and soul. Here it also gives rise to rich bottom end and spectral soundscapes, embedded in deep and rugged percussion that touches on different styles. Hands on his instrument, John Eckhardt spreads out in time and frequency while keeping the funk alive. In addition, he is now working on a complementing series of special music video clips.