Men, machines, and the slow arc of their arrival in the same place/space at the same time, MANGENE is the sound that stops sound. While known for their musical work in such juggernauts as Oxbow, BUNUEL and 16-17, they have also worked with everybody from Barry Adamson to Peter Brötzmann, from Lydia Lunch to Mariane Faithful, from Marian Gold to Jaki Liebezeit and Melt-Banana.
Berlin’s MANGENE has taken a twisted international route through San Francisco, New York, and Switzerland on its way to being born. Give the baby a kiss. Psychic and stunning.
Influences reach back to the early singer grands of Jazz and Rock’n’Roll, from Billie Holiday to Screamin Jay Hawkins through contemporary classics from Ligeti to Stockhausen, to intense synth punk and electronic noise legends Suicide, Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy. Add a pinch of 80ies synth pop and old school hip hop, think Fad Gadget meets Grandmaster Flash, and harvest a unique and timeless electronic analogue sound.
