KUF

KUF electrify layers of time and interweave dimensions of sound. Over the course of three albums, the Berlin trio have pioneered an astonishing upending of the usual electronic band concept. Instead of adding vocals and instruments to beats, a disembodied choir of disjointed vocal samples is powerfully pushed forward with real-time acoustic interaction between bass, drums and keys.

'Yield', their fourth album, now shifts the focus. Less emphasis on the vocal core - but new integrations between sampler, synthesis and band action, lived out across different constellations. The diversification of sound sources overcomes the conceptual barriers of the sample-meets-band alliance and opens the door to a dazzling variety of magical instrumentalism. Opulent. Fierce. Concise.

"Yield" breathes the freedom to playfully reassemble the main elements. The cut-up capabilities of a sampler meet impetuous fingers, persistent bass and relentless drums. Rough soul, interwoven with improvised outbursts and characterized by the aesthetics of raw, MPC-based cut-up techno: twelve times of hyper-integrated real-time magic.